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When it comes to ensuring that your game will make money, the conventional wisdom is that you are unsavory at best if you dispassionately incorporate elements primarily based on whether they've made other games profitable. The community tells you to go by your internal sense of ethics and your personal expertise as a professional, and not place too much faith in the objective measure of what customers pay the most money for because that measurement is so easily manipulated. The methods of hijacking human psychology are familiar, proven, and more widely understood by companies like King and EA every day.
Yet when it comes to designing what players can do within the game rather than how they can spend money on it, we find a parallel situation with opposite advice attached. Here, objective playtesting and player observation are lionized. The designer who produces a play mechanic or a control scheme or a tutorial level purely from intuition invariably creates a bad game. What you think players will like, want, understand, or do is invariably less accurate than what they say they will, which is, in turn, notoriously off the mark from how they actually act.
In other words, when designing a game, it's smartest by far to base your decisions primarily on what players do and less on what they say they want or what you think is best, but when it comes to selling your game, following that exact plan — basing marketing and monetization decisions primarily off what players do pay for and less on what they say they want or what you think is best — is despicable.
I'm not sure why this is. Possibly it's because human purchasing behavior is more susceptible to influence than play behavior is. At least, that seems to be a common first-order explanation. But consider:
The common thread behind all these kludges is that players find games much more enjoyable when they blame themselves, not the game, when they fail or lose or die. Tweaks like the above are all accommodations to avoid the player feeling like the game is buggy, arbitrary, unpredictable, or unfairly difficult. Avoiding that has been a critical part of successful video games for as long as they've existed, something even the famed Shigeru Miyamoto recognized from studying Pac-Man and concluding that its success lay in convincing the player that she could have made it further if she'd only played better.
But the situations aren't totally equivalent. Miyamoto increased Donkey Kong's fairness by giving the player more bona fide power: he added jumping over barrels, which were otherwise frustratingly inescapable. In contrast, the games mentioned above accommodate the player by misrepresenting the way the game world works. They coddle. They fudge. They lie. And all because it playtested better.
So maybe designing games to be the most fun is, in actuality, precisely as unethical as selling them to make the most money. Maybe they're both laudable. Maybe they're both reprehensible. Both certainly can be more concerned with being believable than with being honest.
Or, perhaps, it's not what you do, but why. Adding compulsion loops and pay-real-money-to-continues is selfish. It helps you. Allowing the player to jump for 8 more pixels after he runs off a ledge is magnanimous. It helps him. Friends of mine have made the analogy to a stage magician. His entire job is to fool his audience, yet they attend willingly and even enjoy the misdirection, and no one can legitimately claim that the nature of the magician's profession makes him inherently unethical — unlike, say, a pickpocket, who employs many of the same techniques.
In any event, in the back of my mind now lies the specter that good playtest results are just as likely to mis-indicate that I've made something legitimately fun as high sales figures are to lead a producer to believe the product has been made better, not just more profitable. It's not a feeling I enjoy.
|Michael Joseph
so seems to me the two questions you're asking are
- what's the difference between fair 2 play and fun 2 play?
- when does the focus on fun 2 play cross the line into exploitative design?
I think to an extent when you have to start asking these questions you're probably already in danger of crossing that line. Some developers feel almost compelled to make a particular game and to make it something good and the question of whether they're making something exploitative never comes up. But for other developers, the process of making a game is a much more mechanical process and much time is spent thinking about "fun"... thinking about player psychology and selling more copies. And many marketing folks live full time in that mechanical realm as well.
|TC Weidner
who said marketing is ethical? Just because some may find F2P to possibly be ethically exploitative in certain instance, doesnt then mean that 'regular marketing" therefore must be seen as ethical. To be honest it has many of the same pitfalls as well. You want to talk about marketing pitfalls, I would love that discussion as well.
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|Ben Sly
I wouldn't say that designs based on playtesting is the ethical issue here. It's an integral part of the high amount of polish that big companies like Blizzard, Valve, and Zynga are renowned for. The primary difference between companies like Valve and Zynga in this respect is that Valve has put much more effort into the core of the game before relentlessly polishing it, whereas Zynga takes a very simple game (which is likely a clone) and polishes it until it's a very compelling but still very shallow experience.
As far as giving the player favorable mechanics like the ones you mentioned and not telling the player about them... I'm rather uncomfortable with it as well, even if they playtest well. It feels like I'm misrepresenting the game to the player and quietly dialing the difficulty mode to easy without telling them. Personally, I'd probably still include the mechanics but still tell people about them openly outside of the game, so that the novice player who doesn't read forums or wikis unknowingly benefits from them but the expert who carefully analyzes the game can do so honestly.
Incidentally, issues with people's intuitive understanding of probability is also one of the major reasons I'm very wary of making random chance a significant part of games - it leads to issues just like Sid Meier's where lying to the player is the best option too frequently.
|Ara Shirinian
How do you define a good playtest result? Whether you are evaluating monetization or pure gameplay patterns, the inevitable problem is that the metrics never supply a complete picture about the dynamic at work and your hand in it. There is too much subtle psychology happening. You have to rely on your own expertise to read between the lines.
Indeed, all these things you describe are certainly manipulations, but it is the intent of the manipulation that makes the difference. Wisdom about the complete effects of your manipulations also makes a big difference. This is particularly difficult to learn, especially when studying metrics, because one does not know what they don't know. The metrics do not always clue you in on everything that is happening.
|Ron Dippold
Your examples seem to make the difference clear - the player driven design choices are to improve the player experience (even if they 'cheat'). F2P marketing driven design choices are to degrade the player experience to the point they will pay money to temporarily relieve the pain you're inflicting. It's not about the realism, it's about your intent.
|John Trauger
If you're designing a game just to monetize, it's Marketing doing the designing.
|Josh Foreman
I must be missing something here. I can't figure out how you are applying an ethical dimension to mechanics design. Your examples are about making the mechanics more intuitive and fun, not about 'lying'. Hit box sizes and the physics of a platformer cannot be truthful or lying as far as I can tell. It's all symbolic action designed to elicit specific feelings in the player.
|Patrik Kotiranta Lundbeg
If your intent is to trick the player for personal gain, then the chance is high that you are doing something unethical.
On the other hand, if you trick the player for His personal gain, then the chance is high that your action is ethical.
Like others have already pointed out, it is a question about intent.
Playtesting is just a tool to achieve goals like driving a car is a tool to reach destinations. If your intention is to to ram the car through a window to rob a store then... you get the idea.
There are many reasons why game designers tweak game mechanics. Instead of thinking on it as ethical or unethical... ask yourself what it was that lead the designer to make that specific choice. Did they decrease the collision box to give the game an "arcadish" feeling? Was it because the detailed collision detection got to expensive or was it because the player has to pay 10$ to respawn?
|Ricardo Hernandez
I guess in this case I am not an audience for this article, as I love Demon's Souls and Dark Souls which are games that precisely avoid the kind of "help the player" attitude many games seem to have. To me I find it a tad unethical that a game is making itself easier behind my back- but if at least lets me know, I am ok with that (though I still don't like it).
However, I think the problem is best presented by the magician and pick pocket analogy- one is putting up a show to which you have come willingly and expecting to be surprised, the other is taking advantage of the fact that you are enticed on something to make you pay.
It's really different on that end. That said, I want comment on some examples you gave:
"Im not sure why this is. Possibly its because human purchasing behavior is more susceptible to influence than play behavior is. At least, that seems to be a common first-order explanation. But consider:
"In designing Canabalt, Adam Saltsman deliberately allowed the player to jump for a fraction of a second after running off the ledge of a building, when hes visibly in empty air, as well as jump cleanly over obstacles even if theyre so close that the character clips through the corner on the way up. Saltsman did this as a result of so many test players mistiming their jumps and getting frustrated at the game for being oversensitive and unforgiving."
I don't see much issue here if the game applies this consistently as a rule. It becomes part of the game design and it's not really something hidden. It's part of fine tuning gameplay mechanics. It's almost like saying "Mario can now double jump."
"SounDodger and other bullet hell games have a convention where only the center point of your ship is vulnerable to collision, which leads to the satisfying feeling that youre squeaking past enemies by the skin of your teeth when, in actuality, they did touch you, just not enough to count."
Again, I don't understand how exactly this is even remotely similar to hiding or exploitative. If it's applied consistently I see it as a basic game rule. Imagine the case for example where the game 'killed you' instantly then it self adjusted gradually to only kill you when you were touched in the center- that's different
"City of Heroes and some installments of the Civilization series had custom random number generators to avoid outcomes that were mathematically valid but felt unintuitive or unfair to people, such as attempting something with a 66% success chance and failing twice in a row."
If it's set to avoid something unintuitive to people, I don't see an issue there either. That's game fine tuning. It's polishing a set of gameplay designs so the player can understand it better. Unfair to people- now that depends.
Except for the last one in the right context, I can't see how these are remotely dishonest. More dishonest is a game that you start playing and it removes or diminishes the difficulty of monsters greatly in the second level because it "saw" that you had a hard time with monsters in the first level - creating a different kind of challenge and game-> *and* did not inform the player about this change.
I find it insulting quite frankly because I don't want to spend $60 for content tourism, I want to play a challenging game.


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- Sunday, September 23, 2012
There are no characters here, just types and archetypes. As Dredd, Urban seems to imitate Clint Eastwood's steely whisper more than Stallone's warbled machismo. His stiff movements, programmed persona, and faceless visage (we never see behind that visor) come off as nothing more than a low-rent robocop. Headey's Ma-Ma isn't remotely imposing, physically or psychologically. She snarls through a cut-scarred face but lacks any subtext of intelligence or intimidation.
The only performance that resembles something of a character comes from Thirlby. As the psychic trainee, she gives as much mental complexity and emotional spontaneity as the limited material allows. Still, those efforts are undercut by the erratic use of her powers. If a moment needs her to be a step ahead, the powers are in full. If another moment needs her to be taken captive for cheap dramatic tension, she sees nothing coming. The script has no intention of making her telepathy consistent, just convenient.
Dredd is a dark and dated artifice of masculinity. It may flaunt an impenetrable surface but it's not protecting anything of substance or value underneath. Goth-gamers may geek out over the gory carnage, but anyone else will find it all patently ridiculous.
- Drugs/Alcohol Content: A hallucinogenic dubbed SLO-MO serves an ongoing plot catalyst, and is consumed several times through a bong-like vile, to trippy effects.
- Language/Profanity: Profanity is consistent throughout, the F-word being most common. Many others are used regularly as well, included the S-word, A-word, B-word, and the Lord's name taken in vain several times.
- Sexual Content/Nudity: A woman is briefly seen naked, bending in a suggestive sexual position. A woman kneels in front of a man and oral sex is implied. A man threatens a woman with sexual assault.
- Violence/Other: A lot of gory violence throughout, both gun and fight related. A pedistrian is violently hit and killed by a vehicle. A head melts from the inside. People are beaten, bloodied, broken and occasionally crushed throughout. Many more are shot up, riddled with bullets, and at times slow-motion is used to dwell on and enhance the gun violence as bullets pass through various parts of the body, including faces. Gun violence is common throughout. Some instances of knife/blade violence. Three bodies are beaten to bloody pulps then dropped from a skyscraper into a market area. Several glimpses and close-ups of those gory bodies are seen. An arm is blown off. Heads are shot up. Two different gun wounds are self-repaired (bloody, open wound seen and stitched). Slo-mo close-up of a head smashing into pavement. A body is smashed by a fast-closing giant metal door.
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Canada has imposed new economic sanctions on nine additional Russian individuals and two Russian banks.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the new sanctions in a statement released Monday. Travel bans will also be imposed on the nine Russians.
"Our Government has been very clear that any further intimidation or actions to de-stabilize the Ukrainian government will result in consequences," the statement said.
"Until Russia clearly demonstrates its respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Canada will continue to work with its allies and like-minded countries to apply pressure that will further isolate Russia economically and politically."
CTV News has learned that six CF-18 fighter jets, which the Canadian government recently announced it would be contributing as part of a NATO operation in response to the crisis in Ukraine, will be stationed in Romania.
The planes, which will be leaving from CFB Bagotville on Tuesday, will be conducting Baltic air patrols.
The new Canadian sanctions came on the same day the U.S. imposed sanctions on seven officials from the Russian government, along with 17 companies with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin's associates.
The U.S. sanctions were levied in conjunction with the EU, which has frozen the assets of 15 individuals who are allegedly involved with fuelling volatility in eastern Ukraine. The EU has also imposed visa bans on the 15 individuals.
The White House said that Russia's involvement in the recent violence in eastern Ukraine is indisputable, and the U.S. and its allies are prepared to consider deeper penalties if necessary.
This is not the first round of sanctions Canada has imposed on Russian nationals and businesses.
In early April, Ottawa announced travel bans on Valery Medvedev, chair of the Sevastopol Electoral Commission, and the chair of the Crimean Electoral Commission Mikhail Malyshev. The government also imposed sanctions on Chornomornaftogaz, an oil and gas company in Crimea.
These sanctions follow earlier travel bans imposed on several senior Russian bureaucrats, and the expulsion of Russian diplomat Lt.-Col. Yury Bezler from the country in early April.
Russia has countered many of the Canadian sanctions with sanctions of its own. In March, Russia slapped entry bans on 13 Canadian lawmakers and officials, and last week Russia expelled a Canadian diplomat from the country.
Canada will be sending up to 500 people to Ukraine next month to help monitor the country's presidential election.
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Full of discoveries, packed with events, a nice combination of culture and gastronomy, the 28th edition of the SITV (International Tourism and Travel Fair) has further established the stability of the fair: close to 26 000 visitors have walked along the alleys of the Parc Expo of Colmar, with one idea in mind: get away from every day's life during the weed end!
The Colmar SITV (International Tourism and Travel Fair) will celebrate its 29th birthday in 2013. It is the impossible to miss event of the fall as it helps the visitor, year after year, to find the right place to travel to during the following winter and will also make all visitors dream about the next spring –summer holidays. It is also the only meeting place for all enthusiasts of wonderful journeys and the SITV, after the success of its 2012 edition, managed to strengthen its rank among the main tourism fairs in France.
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The Jeremy Lin All-Stars – St. Louis Edition
The Jeremy Lin phenomenon is virtually impossible to ignore right now for a sports fan. Between the puntastic last name and the fact that he plays in the most self-absorbed sports market in the nation, Lin's unexpected emergence over his last six games as a NY Knick has ESPN dedicating entire episodes of Sportscenter to him.
But, if you think about it, it's not all together unusual to see a completely random name stroll into town and put on a show that makes that city's fans swoon. It's bigger in New York, but we've seen a few come through this town as well – for now we'll call them the Jeremy Lin All-Stars…
Bo Hart
In June 2003, Bodhi stepped into the injury-riddled Cardinals lineup and went on a terror that even national media picked up. As a simple demonstration of the Bo Hart phenomenon, we present the comment made by the head of the committee who was attempting to bring the NCAA Frozen Four to St. Louis in 2003:
Yep, the "Bo Hart of college hockey" actually made sense once.
Jim Campbell
Campbell joined the Blues in 96-97 and pumped in 45 goals in his first 144 games. He scored another 14 total through 05-06 when he played his last NHL game. He became a cult favorite, even landing a commercial for a local bar where everyone yelled "Soupy!" when he walked in the door and for some inexplicable reason, I actually remembered that.
Just know that, even 15 years later, it wouldn't surprise me to see him high fiving with Ray Vinson and Bernie Federko in the near future.
Rick Ankiel
After what he went through on the mound in front of the national audience years earlier, Cardinals fans were ready to give Ankiel a standing ovation for something as simple as not tripping when he came out of the dugout in August 2007. It was Rick freaking Ankiel – former pitching savant – going out to play right field. But the story became even bigger when he crushed three bombs in his first three games and kept the rampage going through the end of the season.
He left in 2009, but the next time you're at Busch we guarantee you'll see a few Ankiel jerseys in the crowd and there's a pretty good chance those were purchased shortly after he made his triumphant return as a hitter.
Kurt Warner
We all know the story. Stocking shelves at the grocery store, dominating the Arena League, Dick Vermeil crying when he announced Warner was starting. Even so it's still pretty stunning to recall the disappointment that most Rams fans experienced when Trent Green went down in the preseason and appeared to take with him any chance of the team finally becoming competitive.
Roughly 0.0% of the people in St. Louis believed they'd end up winning the Super Bowl. But after about 4-5 weeks of lighting up the NFL in 1999, the word "fluke" was permanently retired when referring to Kurt Warner.
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Anytime you have your own signature chant from the crowd that has outlasted the initial gimmick phase, it's a notch on your belt. And considering he's lost like 75 lbs since his first year, Steve Moore needs every notch on the belt he can get.
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It's awards season, once again time for Hollywood marketing gurus to gather all the positive blurbs they can for their Oscar-bait films. Critical praise, it turns out, isn't so hard to come by. One recent example:
"Absolutely magical! It's like Jesus Christ just came on my face, and I lapped up every bit of it!"
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Paula Creamer made a big move Friday at Magnolia Grove toward joining Lorena Ochoa and Suzann Pettersen as the LPGA Tour's only multiple winners this year.
After birdieing the final seven holes Thursday for a share of the lead in the Tournament of Champions, Creamer shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Friday to open a five-stroke advantage at 12-under 132.
"I feel very confident. I'm hitting the ball really well," Creamer said. "There is a lot of golf left. But at the same time, I like where I am at, obviously. ... I know people are going to try to go as low as they can the next two days. ... I'm going to just have to try to match it each time and we'll see what happens on Sunday."
The 21-year-old Californian, the SBS Open winner in February for her lone victory of the season and third in three years, birdied three of the final four holes on The Crossings Course, rolling in a 35-footer on the par-4 18th.
"I actually putted that putt in the practice round so I kind of remembered what it was," Creamer said. "When I first putted it, I thought it was going to be 2 feet short, but it just kept on going and going and it went in.
"It's always nice to end on a birdie. It makes dinner taste that much better."
Jin Joo Hong was second at 7 under after a 67. Annika Sorenstam (67) and Pat Hurst (69) were 6 under, and Karen Stupples (67) was another stroke back in the event limited to tournament winners from 2004-07 and active Hall of Famers.
Pettersen was 4 under after a 71 that included two penalty strokes. She's coming off consecutive victories in South Korea and Thailand and has won three of her last four starts to raise her season victory total to five.
Ochoa, the defending champion, was 1 under after a 69.
"I'm always positive and I'm always thinking of winning," Ochoa said. "I'm not going to give up. I know I'm behind, but you never know."
Already the player of the year, Ochoa has won seven times this season and earned a record $3,337,993. Last year at Magnolia Grove, the Mexican star had weekend rounds of 63 and 65 for a 10-stroke victory and 21-under 267 total, both tournament records.
Pettersen was penalized two strokes on the par-5 13th, the first for accidentally moving her ball while trying to remove a loose branch and the second for failing to play the ball from its original location. Pettersen and playing partner Hurst were taken to the TV compound after the round to watch the incident.
"I had a rules official right there with me and we were staring at the ball and it was three of us and none of us saw it move," Pettersen said. "We saw it could wobble but from our angle it was impossible to see that it had moved.
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1. Re: Delayed text messages.jnoble219 Mar 17, 2012 3:06 PM (in response to johntsuki)
You're not alone on this one! I am also having the same problem. I almost got into a fight with my girlfriend because of it!
2. Re: Delayed text messages.reclamer Mar 17, 2012 4:16 PM (in response to johntsuki)
i have the same problem it like i paid my bill and they went haywire whats going on
3. Re: Delayed text messages.talormanda Mar 17, 2012 7:07 PM (in response to johntsuki)
My texts are not working either but I don't have the same phone. But still...my texts are being delayed! WTF T MOBILE.
4. Re: Delayed text messages.talormanda Mar 17, 2012 7:28 PM (in response to johntsuki)
I just chatted to support:
"%Charles C: I apologize for the inconvenience. Upon checking on the tools that I have, there is a n outage that causing this problem. This may also cause issues with voicemail waiting indicator (MWI) to be missing or stuck on the device. I'd like to inform you that our enginnering department are already doing the resolution for this issue and time of resolution will be upto 24 hours. Would there be anything else?"
5. Re: Delayed text messages.fagib Mar 18, 2012 7:07 AM (in response to johntsuki)
Im having the same problem since Friday nite when waiting for the kids to text me to go pick them up. Had the same problem Saturday all day. It would take hrs to get some of the messages and it would come 2 at a time. Hopefully it will be working today.
6. Re: Delayed text messages.jacobn43 Mar 19, 2012 10:48 AM (in response to johntsuki)
It's Monday now and I'm still having the same problem. It started for me on Saturday when my boss sent me a long text that was broken up into two texts. I got the first half immediately and the second showed up last night. My voicemails are about three hours delayed and my texts are really spotty. Getting old...
7. Re: Delayed text messages.ledprince Mar 19, 2012 7:32 PM (in response to johntsuki)
Hey guys, talked with T-Mobile myself and in conclusion, they are releasing an OTA. That's why you've been experiencing these issues. Even myself got a little frustrated due to the delay of text in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. Since today, I'm not experience the issue anymore and I do hope your issues have been fixed as well.
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If I had spent multiple hundreds of dollars I would be unimpressed, but for the price, definitely not bad. Pillows are cheaply sewn, but look attractive. Coloring is much more gold-ish than what the picture depicts, but overall I'm happy with the purchase for a spare room- don't think I'd want to use it in a room that had constant use based on overall quality of construction.
I actually did like this set but ended up sending it back. It looks nice, well-made for what I paid for it. I sent it back for 2 reasons. It's a tiny bit darker than it appears in the photos. I was looking for a real cream and taupe look but the set I received was a bit darker than that. Where it appears cream in these pictures, it was a deeper taupe color. Still, that wasn't exactly a deal breaker. It's a nice color. The second and main reason I sent it back is because it is of a shiny texture. I was looking for something less shiny and slippery. I have two cats who jump on and off my bed. I'm afraid their claws would pick it and tear it up, so I sent it back, but I did like the looks of this set. It was very nice looking and would have definitely added to the overall look of my studio apartment in New York City.
Really like this duvet spread. It's very elegant looking - more of a gold/copper tone with an iridescent sheen (the picture made me think it was more sliver/blue, but it isn't at all). Amazed that it comes with the 3 throw pillows in addition to the shams & duvet cover. The only thing that may be an issue is that my jewelry or long finger nail sometimes gets caught on the duvet fabric if I brush my hand along the top. I can see this potentially snagging the material, but it hasn't happened yet.
First I would like to say that the color of this is a champagne. It is very pretty, however my queen down comforter is a little small for this item. Secondly, my down comforter has sometimes shifted into a ball inside the cover, which I do not like. there are no inside ties to keep comforter from shifting inside. I think a regular cotton type comforter would work much better inside an not shift. Overall, it's very pretty and rich looking for the price. I saw the same one at kohls for double the price. Also as someone has mentioned before when I read reviews, it is not a "snuggley" comforter, if you are a person who likes to ball up your blankie and cocoon in it, this is not for you.
I've had this bedspread for almost six months now and I absolutely love it! The colors are beautiful and accurately represented in the picture. The fabric sheen gives that edge of luxury without being pretentious and the patterns are exotic and hint at Morocco or India. The duvet cover will snag if you have something on that catches the bigger threads but I'm not remotely careful with it. Everytime I walk into my bedroom and see this bedspread it makes me smile. Totally recommended!
When this item arrived, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this set. The total look of this beautiful set was so pleasing and a real change of ambiance for our bedroom. Even my husband commented on how pretty it was, and he rarely comments on any change I make to the bedding.
Gorgeous when it's on - exactly as described. Washed well. Only thing I wish was different was that sometimes duvet covers have slits in the opposite ends of the open side so that it's easy to pull the corners, but the two times we washed it so far it really wasn't hard to put back on anyway given the weight of the fabric. I love this duvet.
This is a very nice duvet set. It modernized the guest room. It is true to color of picture.
I love this set! I can't believe how well it fits with my colors. The texture is smooth and has look of raw silk. Accent pillows and shams look rich and certainly a great buy. The Cal King fit is perfect for my comforter. The best I've found. Haven't washed it...so not sure about that.
Overall, really beautiful duvet, but the size is not a "true to size". I have a king size comforter that I use with the king size duvet and there is so much extra fabric with the duvet cover, I have to always find and pull the comforter to flatten it back out. The extra fabric hangs on the sides of the bed, way past the comforter.
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Tattoos are a part of many people. People have been getting tattoos for one reason or another for as long as man kind can remember and they will probably continue to get tattoos for the rest of their existence. This is a fact that will not change, but the tattoos are starting to become more popular with a wider group of people.
Out of all of the various tattoo designs out there, the wings tattoo is among the top of the list out of all of the tattoo ideas out there. When it comes to tattoo ideas, people try to make sure that their tattoo means something, even if at first the meaning behind it is only apparent to the one who is wearing the art. With a little story telling and explanation, there is often times great meaning behind even the simplest of all tattoos, even a wings tattoo.
But why is it that people go for the wings tattoo? Is there something special or universal about this design, out of all of the tattoo ideas out there, that makes it so appealing. To be honest, if you ask ten different people who have a wings tattoo what the meaning is behind it or why they chose that tattoo, you are most likely to get ten different answers.
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While most people try to selecting tattoo ideas that have a deep meaning for them. Some people simply fall in love with a certain look and that is their sole reason for getting a particular tattoo. The wings tattoo may hold a lot of personal meaning for some people, but for others, it is simply an incredible looking design that they did not want to go without.
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On Saturday at 11:00 a.m. the Kansas Jayhawks will host Louisiana Tech. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Here is a look at the Mustangs defense.
The Mustangs lost seven total starters from last season's squad. Le'Vander Liggins returns as the team's leading tackler from a season ago. This year, Liggins has amassed 17 tackles on the season so far. He also has one interception. Ik Enemkpali has a total of 4.5 sacks and one interception also. Daniel Cobb has added eight tackles for loss after joining the team from Texas Tech last season.
The unit is giving up an average of 26 points per contest, with 40 coming vs NC State in the team's season opener. The Mustangs allowed 14 points vs Lamar in their lone victory and gave up 24 points to Tulane.
None of the three teams vs the Mustangs have done anything flashy, but be able to control the time of possession. For Kansas to have a chance here, the Jayhawks will need to run their ball controlling offense in keeping the Mustangs off the field.
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Can you please do a post about the Illuminati symbolism in the Grammy Awards since Bavarian Legacy hasn't? Thank you.
I didn't even watch the whole show because it was so shitty so I can't.
The anon (me) who told you what "jw" meant wasn't the one who used it in the first place so...
sorry misunderstand.
First, thank you for exposing the truth about everything around us. I wish more people would do it. Second, what is your opinion on Justin Bieber? He just got arrested for racing in Miami, it's bizarre. He seems to be in trouble constantly and I don't see his manager scooter braun saying anything. Do you think Justin is being punished somehow by the bad reports? I'm really interested in your opinion.
Justin has tried to talk out against the illuminati before in his song 'Speaking in tongues' but that was years ago. I'm guessing he's been trying to break away in private and he's being punished for it. Maybe that's why his clique of has-beens and never-weres is getting bigger.
What Do you think about the Rihanna Navy?
Isn't that just the name for her fanbase?
Is anybody else worried about Bavarian Legacy writer? He (?) just seemed to disappear. I for one am a slight bit worried!
No. he's probably on hiatus or just tired of getting hate.
Do you know what mysterymonarch's icon is if; she/he isn't answering me and flags with that symbol on it were hung on a street in my town and I'm so freaked out
I don't know where anybody is.
I remember you saying that you were going to write something about Zendaya, so I thought I'd mention she's put out a preview of her new music video and there's a lot of symbolism in it
thank you. Do you know where I can get more information on her? Resources are limited.
Do you think a Christian should try out on shows to become a singer like x factor or American idol?
It got nothing to do with your religion sweetie. Just don't fucking do it.
Is Sky Ferreira illuminati in your opinion?
She grew up with Michael Jackson. Her grandmother was his stylist for over 30 years. Multi-generational MK
I had a dream I was about to be mk'd by Walt Disney, and one where I couldn't get out of this building and I was being chased by a bunch of handlers, and I'm not playing around it scared the shit of me and the dreams keep happening help
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Originally conceived just days after the attack as a "Project for the Immediate Reconstruction of Manhattan's Skyline," Tribute in Light is made up of 88 7,000-watt lightbulbs that create the strongest beams of light ever projected from Earth. The tribute is visible from up to 60 miles (95.6 km) away from its base near the World Trade Center site.
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No seriously, what the fuck. Look at my Tumblr and look at the time stamps. I made this post right here. So don't accuse me of not following up on my initial claim, because I sure as hell did before you went and policed me like I need someone to tell me how to be courteous.
You claimed strugglingtobeheard of policing you.
But this is what you originally said to her after she expressed anger at feeling violated and dehumanized as someone's study object:
Wait a minute, hold on a sec. Not everyone who is in African American Studies and interested in learning more about black women and their struggles are doing so from "some fucked up self-serving point of view that will probably reinforce all of their already ingrained stereotypes." What if this person actually just really wants to learn as to not reinforce stereotypes? And is genuinely interested in learning more about black experience and community on Tumblr, or what have you? I don't know, I guess I tend to be more hopeful about the idea that maybe it's not some person trying to treat you like a lab rat or some shit; that maybe they just genuinely want to learn from you?
So who is policing whom?
There is so much wrong and so much violence in how strugglingtobeheard was treated as a study OBJECT WITHOUT HER PERMISSION and your empathy-less response to her legitimate feelings of violation and anger. You show an unconscionable lack of knowledge or care for how Black women have been treated and fetishized and gawked at and studied throughout history and, yes, online.
Just to remind everyone, this same thing happened to a Black woman twitter user from Detroit. Here is the name of the Gizmodo article: Why I Stalk a Sexy Black Woman on Twitter (And Why You Should, Too)
I am near shaking I am so enraged by your consistent, willful lack of care for Black people.
You will not keep treating us like this. You will not.
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Cover illustration by Leslie Forbes"the same cicadas sang in Caesar's reign,upon the walls the same sun clings and climbs."--Vladimir NabokovAny cookbook that opens with a Nabokov quote promises tobe something special. A Table in Provence turns out to be just that. It was first published in 1987 ... More >>
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The engine was sourced, a low mileage 125cc unit which are better for tuning.
The outside casings were cleaned before everything was stripped from it. Crankshaft and the gearkit were removed
leaving the four aluminium castings that make up the engine.
Jobs to be done at stage 1:
Remove old bearings and seals.
Plug all threaded holes and tape machined surfaces ready for bead blasting.
Bead blast crankcase castings.
Seeing some engine crankcases fail when the engine has been tuned to high levels we
have decided to look into strengthening the crankcase, there are three methods ranging
from the simple to the very hi-tech. The crankcase halves are being drawn on CAD so any
future parts that have to be made will be a lot simpler to make, a full crankcase or parts of it
maybe CNC machined from alloy depending on the levels of nitrous used and what the crankshaft will take.
Unfortunately the Dragster battery just doesn't hold enough 'ah' so it looks like a bigger one will have to
be used and re-housed under the seat with the solenoids, the nitrous tank will have to be mounted above the
front shock absorber or on the rear panel.
Nitrous and corrosion
Concerns about corrosion were looked into, it seems that sulphur-dioxide is produced during the combustion process
and then mixes with other by-products to make sulphuric acid when using nitrous and that some feel that it will
cause increased corrosion. The normal combustion process already makes as a by-product sulphuric acid in small amounts
so the risk of running increased corrosion is very small indeed more likely parts will wear away than corrode away.
With all the engine castings cleaned we have heli-coiled all the threads - the reason?
This engine is probably going to be taken apart a lot and most threads cut in to aluminium just give up after a while,
the stainless coils allow for repeated use and higher torque settings.
This is how the engine looks now:
The Malossi 172 kit has been ported slightly along with the engine cases which were also machined to house a
larger reed valve, this now sits below our NOS® manifold.
You can see the manifold below the Malossi rubber intake manifold, it still has to be drilled and tapped to
take the NOS® 'Fogger' and also the connection for the 'Boost Bottle' (which is still under development).
Now this engine is running on pre-mix we have done away with the oil pump, however we have decided to keep the water pump
as it makes life simpler to use it on the road. Some tuned engines run with electric water pumps but as we intend to use a
NOS® system we don't want any more current being drawn from the battery, we have redesigned the water pump drive
sprocket and it is nearly a 1/3 the weight of the original.
All we have to do is put the engine back in now and get some miles under our belt while we fit the NOS® kit and
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I'm not in college anymore, but the end of the quarter feels an awful lot like finals week to me. I feel like I have stayed up to do on my grading, but now there are report cards to fill out and comments to write and I'm feeling very overwhelmed. I'm the first teacher to feel this way, am I?
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A number of my colleagues are suggesting that, if the pace of European integration continues, it will precipitate rather than prevent another war in Europe. What they have failed to appreciate is that the EU has abolished war – in a way not foreseen by the founding fathers.
For a start, the Single European Tank is still in the Single European Workshop awaiting conversion to ensure it complies with disability access directives. Specifications are also being drawn up to ensure full conformity with the physical agents directive – which limits noise and vibration – although no actual standards have yet been agreed.
Meanwhile, a high level working group is busy finalising the text of the rules of engagement, preparatory to having them translated into the 20 official community languages, a task that will be completed only when they have found a Maltese translator and settled the question as to whether an additional copy in Irish will have to be provided.
The group, however, has recently been given an unexpected extension of time, owing to the difficulty encountered by the EU military planning cell in determining the optimum gender, ethnic and national balance for the tank crew, while Javier Solana is consulting urgently with his colleagues on who to appoint as the tank commander.
The compromise being considered is a rotating commander, with one drawn from each of the member states, each serving his (or her) term for 15 minutes in the tank turret. This proposal is to be considered by the European Council in June 2007.
The EU commission, though, has ordered that use of the gun has been prohibited under the Kyoto protocols because the emissions have not been factored into the trading scheme. No move to order the ammunition can take place until the authority of the commission to make this ruling has been tested in the European Court of Justice, with a preliminary judgement expected in September 2009.
There is a possibility that this situation may be resolved more speedily as the gun may have to be removed completely to allow room for the disabled toilet. However, the European Defence Agency is being difficult about this. It is also being less than helpful about the pedestrian-friendly front and rear bumpers, the high visibility panels, the flashing warning lights on each corner and the motion beeper, as required by the European Road Safety Agency.
And it is being positively obstructive about fitting the guard rails to the turret, the escape ladders and the guard cages around the tracks. A consensus among the defence ministers will be needed to drive these changes forward. There is no immediate resolution, however, to the vexed question of the child-locks on the Single European Machine Gun, but the multi-agency task force is expected to report shortly, as soon as transparency issues have been resolved.
Even then, matters may have to wait until the European Health and Safety Agency has completed its move to its new headquarters in Sicily, where the choice of town seems to have been bogged down in local politics and where the allocation of the construction funds – already spent – is subject to an investigation by OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office.
When the Agency is in place, it has promised to forge ahead on preparing "on a case-by-case basis" the ex ante validation of external scientific experts of the methodology used for certain impact assessments, in order that it can then produce the risk assessments needed before the tank crew can drive their vehicle out of the Single European Workshop – providing of course that the requisite translations of the safety manuals can be secured.
From his temporary office in the Seychelles, Bjorn Marszalkowski, the Agency's new chief executive, has promised that there are unlikely to be any delays beyond the expected revised timetable for completion in early 2015, but he is refusing to address the question of where to fit the crew and the 25 commanders when the health and safety manuals are stowed inside the tank.
There is also the problem of how many spare drivers will be needed, to conform with the working hours directive on drivers' hours.
At the moment, though, further delays do seem to be certain as Germany and France are arguing about whether the funding for the Single European Tank comes into the remit of the Growth and Stability Pact. The German finance minister is arguing that the costs of fuel should be excluded, while the French are suggesting a new Roadmap to determine acceptable exemption parameters, which they are prepared to waive as long as the tank is repaired in French workshops.
A major row has also broken out between France and Italy about how many additional reverse gears should be fitted - to take account of experience (not) in the Iraqi war - and how many white flags should be carried.
This is further complicated by Spain which has threatened to withdraw its support unless its cohesion funds are increased by 350 percent, while Poland is demanding an increase in its pigmeat quotas or it will back Spain's move. An added complication is that Denmark wants the tank to meet EU sustainability criteria and is calling for all materials used to be biodegradable.
All of this, however, pales into insignificance as the workers in the Single European Workshop are still negotiating their social rights in their workers' council and have not yet had the time to do any work. They are looking to reinforce the constructive dialogue with their social partners before they then move on to discussing pension rights and enhanced stress payments arising from being forced to work on military equipment.
Nevertheless, the new European Council president is confident that the project will be fully up and running in time to meet the Berlin Plus Plus Plus Agenda, due to come into force in 2027, as long as the commission brings forward its new Military Vehicles Coatings Directive which will enable the Council to decide on which colour to paint the Single European Tank.
Even here, some delay is expected as the Greens - having lost their argument about the tank being powered by renewable fuels (after that unfortunate accident with the wind turbine) - have now tabled an amendment in the EU parliament, requiring it to be coloured pink, in order to reinforce their solidarity with the gay and lesbian community and to distance the project from the environmental groups who objected to the original choice of olive green.
The final scheme will, in any event, have to await the announcement by the European Youth Convention of the winner of the junior EU citizens' tank colouring competition, which is being organised in 1,728 schools throughout the European Union and associate states. No one is sure whether a REACH-compliant paint manufacturer can then be found. A company in Shaghai is expressing an interest but any order may be blocked as a result of the Chinese government's refusal to agree the reciprocal purchase of 93 Airbus A380 Super Jumbos.
The only bright spot is the United Kingdom, with Blair having agreed to finance the development of the Single European Catalytic Converter for the tank, which will be built by a seventeen-nation consortium in Vilnius - as soon as the Objective 1 funds have been obtained for the new factory and the EU business partnership has approved the scheme.
This aside, not until the final paint scheme has been determined, and agreed by qualified majority voting at the Council, and the final coat applied, will the EU consider, on the basis of a proposal from the commission, whether it can authorise a Single European War.
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The Anaheim Ducks have locked up center Nick Bonino to a contract extension of three years worth $4.7 million – an AAV of $1.57 million.
The 25-year old center is well on his way to smashing his career highs, as through 27-games this season Bonino has tallied 16 points (7 G, 9 A) – two off his career mark of 18.
After scoring 50-points in 44 games as a Boston University Terrier, Bonino has struggled to find his scoring touch at the NHL level, until this year as his seven goals has him tied with Dustin Penner for the third most goals on the team behind Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. His current pace would net him 21 on the season, easily a career high.
With the Ducks struggling to find any secondary scoring behind the PPG line, Bonino has been a much needed boost. Averaging 15:57 of ice time a game, Bonino has four points in the last four games, and his offensive production not going unoticed.
Averaging the fifth most time on ice during the power play on the team – more than Teemu Selanne and Dustin Penner – Bonino has two goals with the man advantage, and his contributions isn't limited to putting the puck in the net.
Bonino has won more power play faceoffs than any other Duck, and ranks 15th in the NHL with 26 power play faceoff wins.
Bonino's current pace is right along the lines of what you might expect out of an average second line center, so getting a player who can produce at that level and only take up $1.57 million against the cap is a win for the Ducks and for Bonino.
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I'm in desperate need of advice! I am 24 years old, 5'8 145lbs. and have just recently considered getting a breast aug. I'm tired of my small 34/36A, no cleavage having boobs (or lack thereof). I'm looking to get a big B or small C. In high school I didn't like having a small chest but I dealt with it. I've never had any problems getting guys (after high school) so that's not the reason I want to do this. I just want to love instead of just like how I look in V-neck shirts, bikinis and even lingerie. I've always wanted to buy sexy lingerie to wear for my bf but the fact that I have a small chest and a flat board where cleavage should be has always turned me away. I have brought up the idea of a breast aug. to my mom, boyfriend, his mom and 2 close friends. My mom and close friends say go for it while my bf and his mom say no. My bf's mom says I only want them due to lack of self esteem. My bf says I'm fine the way I am and he's just scared I'm going to get a botched surgery and end up with rock hard boobs. I've asked several friends who have had their breasts done how they feel and they love how they look. I'm just wanting to know if anyone else has experienced any opposition from friends or family regarding getting their breasts enlarged and how they dealt with it. Also, how did you know you found the right doctor and were you uncomfortable going to a male doctor (I'd rather go to a female doctor but it seems that the best doctors are male :-/ ) Also x2, does anyone know of any good/great surgeons in the southern california area preferably around Los Angeles or the Inland Empire? And has anyone financed their breasts which is what I'll have to do. Sorry for all the questions but I didn't know where else to turn. Feel free to answer some or all of my questions LoL. I'm going to be scheduling some consultations this weekend/month and would like to use here as my "point A" Thanks all!
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Well once again, my dear friend Frank and my favorite blog http://karahaupt.typepad.com/my-blog/atom.xml have inspired me to quit being pessimistic about things (the coming week that I have affectionately named the week from hell). It all started when dear Frank said, "why so pessimistic about next week?". Now I personally am not fond of the word "pessimistic", so when I saw the word (because we were chatting over facebook) I thought, ok, putting a stop to that right this second! And I announced this to Frank and he was rather proud haha. Then seeing as we were both not running at full capcity, we decided to log off, due to the fact that were both zoning out and rather tired. But after I logged off for the evening I just had to check out my favourite blog (link posted above) and I am inspired by the fact that when she is feeling out of sorts she always tries to find peace in someway or another. So I am going to try and do the same because one, it's a good thing to do, and it'll help me to put my mind at ease.
Well good night all,
much love
"Which books to bring?" my most favourite question in the world. It's like how in the book Inkheart by Cornelia Funk( I've never really finished it, but good book every time I pick it up) the main charachter Meggie would sit and carefully choose which books to bring on a journey somewhere. She would decide on the criteria of whether they fit the dynamics of that particular journey and how dark or happy they happend to be. The books she would choose would go into this satin lined wooden box that her father Moe made her with a lid and everything. I totally asked for one for Christmas one year, now I just use a little blue suitcase that one belonged to my mom. It's one of those suitecases what you see in old movies that ladies would have all of their toiletries in, with a mirror in the lid. I now have a few photographs and a bookmark a friend of mine made me when I was 10 for my Harry Potter book. There's just something about choosing that right book or in my case several books for a trip. This is because as Cornelia Funk said in Inkheart, a book holds memories of the place that you first read it. It's true when you think about, because there is always a book on your shelf that you remember reading in a particular place or time and to this day everytime you open it you think of the place that you were when you first read it. My Harry Potter books hold a lot of memories like that. For example the third book "Prisoner of Azkaban" holds all sorts of memories of a friend that I had when I was 10. Her name was Olga and we used to spend practically every moment of the summer together, pretending we were playing quiddich in her backyard or watching the first harry potter movie, Titantic, and Erin Brockovitch while eating Oreo ice cream and liquorish and jumping on the trampoline that I had in the backyard. I found her on facebook one day and attempted to reconnect with her, to no avail. Oh well, we're different people now, seeing as school, distance, and varying interests have since caused us to go our separate ways. I do miss her sometimes, but I'll always have the memories of our summers locked away in that harry potter book.
Do you have a book like that?
Well, I've been inspired to be particularly honest in my latest blog post. I've been inspired to do this by Kamilah and my favorite blog http://karahaupt.typepad.com/my-blog/atom.xml. Especially since her latest post basically summed up my mood for the past little while. I've felt particularly anxious lately, I have no idea why, possibly because of all of the various school stresses that have come to be lately. And now that I've finished the immediate assignments that needed to be done, and one can wait, I can now take the time to sit and have time to myself. This is particularly important, because, just like the author of my favorite blog I have wanted to be a hermit and do what I should do, rather than what I NEEDED to do, which was devote some time to myself, have Jenn time. So that's what I've decided to do tonight.
Yesterday, I had finally had it with the anxious feeling that I was having, so I prayed to God asking Him to help me fix it. Then I went to church, and totally rocked out with God as I do every sunday. For those who don't know, my church is the one with the rock band and runs the Men's Shelter. Then in the middle of the sermon, the answer to my anxious feeling finally came to me. So I went home, cleaned my room, and finished off my chem paper outline that was causing me some anxiety. Once my room was clean an amazing thing happend, I finally felt calmer, and more at ease. I then went to Dear John with my mom's friend and listened to a podcast that I had been meaning to for awhile. It was wonderful. I did still have some anxiety over my university application, but I cleared that up with a quick 5 minute phone call to the university today.
On saturday, it was nice to have some family time by going out to the Moyie Pub, instead of going to Winter Formal. So I FINALLY had their world famous fish and chips (which is totally a must when driving out there). And I found a small, yet really cool, international project for my Rotaract club which will be totally awesome to do!
Today was also particulary good (except for the kink in my neck) because my chem partner/friend Ben and I finished off our chem lab over tim hortons coffee (which he supplied) and a William Joseph Cd. We also chatted for a while, which was good. I've determined that I need to get out more, I used to quite a lot, and now not so much. I need to fix that. Maybe that's why I feel so anxious? I don't know. Well tonight, I plan to bury my nose in a non school related book for the evening and stay there. I am also particularly looking forward to reading break. I'm planning a nice "Jenn time shopping trip" for myself in Saskatoon. Which is something that I also desperately need.
I wonder if any of my other friends are feeling the same way I am at the moment? Hmm..well if you are, we should get together and chat about it.
much love always
Yes, as the title implies, this post is dedicated to my dear friend Kamilah and all her awesomeness! When I read her blog post, for a break from studying psychology, I got to thinking about how I was like Miss Kamilah my last year in high school. I was involved in a LOT of things, from the plays (and everything associated with that), to Interact, to Student Council, to Student Improvement Committee. I remember that it was great when it all begin I thought it was wonderful, but I wasn't exactly an ace at a little thing called "time management" and I'm still working on the art of that. But I must say that Miss Kamilah, I commend you for being able to be in all of those rather time consuming sciences, and not completely sink. I was in Biology, and I still passed by the skin of my teeth, but I didn't try. Mr. Quick hated me for it, I hate me for it. So if you feel overwhelmed, it just means that you're human, and you can't do everything. So before you decide to take on more things, remember that you are indeed 17 and are infact entitled to have fun your grad year, and enjoy every minute of it. Leave the stress and sleepless nights for university (something Erik didn't do in grade 11, and I highly doubt his grad year). So take my advice, if you find that something has to give, don't let that thing be your school work. And have fun girlie! You are an awesome person, and I have learned so much from you, even though you might not know it. Also meeting you Miss Kamilah was one of the BEST things that could have happend to me and I love you for it!
So have fun, leave the stressful, sleepless, "i'm so tired, I'm only surviving on coffee" nights for university. Engineering is stressful as it is. You'll need to conserve your all your energy so that you don't suffer from a burn out.
Much love always,


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Festivals 2009: a year in review
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