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Holiday retail sales are expected to increase between 3% and 4% in 2023, according to trade group the National Retail Federation. In 2022, sales jumped 5.3%, according to the NRF. Owner Kimberley Yurkiewicz said the store had strong sales in 2021 and 2022 and sales are up again so far this year. Instead of one customer spending $200, 10 customers are spending $20 each. Then she’ll restock with gift items that can sell not only during the holidays but in January and beyond.
Persons: , Max Rhodes, Rhodes, Barbie, Taylor Swift, Rick Haase, Owner Kimberley Yurkiewicz, , ” Andy Wilkerson, Heather Haynie, ” Haynie, she’s, Sierra Wallis, ” Wallis, Wallis, won’t Organizations: Holiday, National Retail Federation, Owner, Blackhawk Locations: St, Paul, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brooklyn , New York, Charlotte , North Carolina, Charlottesville, Va, Decatur , Ga
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — For Sat PMs—Former President Donald Trump is expanding his support in Florida as he seeks to bury the presidential ambitions of Gov. Ron DeSantis in their shared home state. DeSantis is still a powerful governor who enacted policies long sought by conservatives and moved a traditional swing state increasingly to the right. Scott, Fine and four U.S. House members who already declared support for Trump are also scheduled to speak. Trump has refused to take a similar pledge required for candidates to participate in national GOP debates.
Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Sen, Rick Scott, Randy Fine, He'd, DeSantis, Trump, , Alex Conant, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, , ” Trump, Nikki Haley, Trump's, Newsmax, “ Donald Trump, “ Ron DeSantis, Steven Cheung, Trump . Rubio, Joe Gruters, __, Jill Colvin Organizations: Gov, Trump, U.S, Republicans, Florida Republicans, Republican, Florida Freedom Summit, GOP, Scott, . House, Des Moines, South, United Nations, PAC, Florida, DeSantis, Associated Press Locations: KISSIMMEE, Fla, Florida, Israel, DeSantis, Orlando, Miami, Hialeah, Iowa, South Carolina, Republican Florida, __ Barrow, Atlanta, New York
The campaign teams for Trump and DeSantis are arguing about balls as of Thursday. His spokesperson then told Trump's team to "buy a pair of balls," sparking a brief skirmish on X. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe official campaign teams for presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are now firing shots at each other over balls. AdvertisementAdvertisementMinutes later, DeSantis' spokesperson Carly Atchison tweeted an image of a box of golf balls while urging Trump's spokespersons to "man up" and "buy a pair of balls." "So the DeSantis team finally admits that Trump has DeSantis' balls in a box.
Persons: DeSantis, Trump, Trump's, , Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, he's, Carly Atchison, Steven Cheung, Alex Bruesewitz, Jason Miller Organizations: Trump, GOP, Service, Atchison, Republican, Bloomberg Locations: Florida, Atchison, Miami, Trump
DeSantis has faced rumors that he wears lifts in his cowboy boots to make him look taller. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Ron DeSantis wears boots that make him look taller, the Republican presidential candidate said in a recent media appearance that "this is no time for foot fetishes." "I know Donald Trump and a lot of his people have been focusing on things like footwear," DeSantis said. "I'll tell you this, if Donald Trump can summon the balls to show up to the debate, I'll wear a boot on my head.
Persons: DeSantis, , Ron DeSantis, Eric Bolling, Donald Trump, Bolling Organizations: Service, Florida Gov, Republican, Lucchese, Trump Locations: Florida, Iowa
MANCHESTER, England, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Manchester United under-fire manager Erik Ten Hag came out fighting during a media grilling on Friday ahead of his faltering side's Premier League trip to Fulham. Ten Hag, however, remains defiant and said the mood in the camp was to put things right after back-to-back 3-0 home losses to Manchester City and Newcastle United. But this squad is strong, the staff is strong and this manager is strong to put this right." Eighth-placed United have lost half their Premier League games and five of their first 10 home matches in all competitions. "I came here with my philosophy based on possession but also to combine it with the DNA of Manchester United and combine it with the players, the competencies and the characters of the players.
Persons: Erik Ten Hag, I'm, Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford, Anthony, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Raphael Varane, Martyn Herman, Ed Osmond Organizations: Manchester United, side's Premier League, Fulham, Craven, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Premier League, Ajax, Old, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Old Trafford
During its more than 500-year history, the White Lion Hotel has played many roles; as a coaching inn, a venue for upmarket balls and parties, a provincial theater, and now as a house. The driving force behind its latest incarnation as a family home is John Hensley, who bought the building 17 years ago, for about $291,000. The building stands in the small market town of Eye, which is in the county of Suffolk, about 100 miles east of central London.
Persons: John Hensley Organizations: Lion Locations: Eye, Suffolk, London
Golf is nothing like an extreme sport – but it absolutely is in one corner of South Africa. Courtesy Legend Hospitality GroupInto the lion’s denThe seed for The Extreme 19th was planted in November 2000, when Cilliers’ wife Mart surprised him with a family picnic at the summit of Hanglip Mountain for his 41st birthday. Courtesy Legend Hospitality GroupStaff donned crash helmets as balls rained down from above in an attempt to plot the best landing zone. Two icons of British sport have played The Extreme 19th: seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and five-time Olympic rowing gold medalist Steve Redgrave, as well as South African Springbok rugby heroes Frik Du Preez, Naas Botha and Morne Steyn. Courtesy Legend Hospitality GroupCilliers occupies neither.
Persons: Africa’s, they’ve, , Peet Cilliers, , Cilliers, Mart, , Gary Player, teed, ” Cilliers, “ We’ve, Franklyn Stephenson, Sergio Garcia, Bernhard Langer, Justin Rose, Padraig Harrington, Lewis Hamilton, Steve Redgrave, Frik Du Preez, Morne, Morgan Freeman, Nelson Mandela, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood, ” Freeman scrawled, you’ve, you’re Organizations: CNN, Safari Conservancy, Legend, Rand, Lions, Staff, Golfers, West Indies, , African Springbok, Naas Botha, Globe, Cilliers Locations: South Africa, Limpopo, Zimbabwe, , China, Europe, Naas, Morne Steyn, Lake Entabeni, Johannesburg, it’s
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek says she and other women's tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes' well-being. “We are not happy with some things,” Swiatek, a three-time Grand Slam champion who was ranked No. Some players recently outlined various concerns in a letter to WTA CEO Steve Simon and during two meetings with tour leadership. Political Cartoons View All 1230 ImagesAmong the topics, Simon wrote, is late-night matches — a growing source of frustration for players. “I really feel like we — me and the other players, like, Ons (Jabeur), Coco ... and also some players that didn’t qualify for the finals — we’re really, really united, and we think the same way,” Swiatek said.
Persons: Iga Swiatek, , Coco Gauff, Steve Simon, Simon, The Associated Press —, , Coco, we’re, ” Swiatek, Gauff, Swiatek, Sabalenka, ” That's, Marketa Vondrousova Organizations: WTA, U.S, The Associated Press, WTA Board, ” Wimbledon Locations: CANCUN, Mexico, Poland, Cancun
Warner enjoying making doubters 'look stupid' at World Cup
  + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Australia opener David Warner says his World Cup form is making doubters "look stupid" and hopes to add to his mountain of runs in the next match against ailing England. "Everyone keeps writing me off," said lefthander Warner who turned 37 last week. Asked if he was motivated to prove doubters wrong, Warner said: "Nup. Warner said team mates had nicknamed Head 'Chaos' for looking to attack bowlers at every chance. Warner said "it would be nice" to add to England's misery but said Australia should not underestimate them.
Persons: David Warner, Warner, Quinton de Kock, lefthander Warner, I'm, It's, Travis, Marsh, Ian Ransom, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: England, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: Australia, India, Melbourne
The puzzle game on his Android phone had been interrupted by a video showing Hamas militants, terrified Israeli families and blurred graphic footage. Reuters has not been able to establish how the ad came to her son's video game, but her family isn't alone. In at least one case, the ads were played inside the popular "Angry Birds" game made by SEGA-owned developer Rovio (ROVIO.HE). Google ran more than 90 ads for the foreign ministry but declined to comment on where it displayed those ads. In the Cassis family's case, the ads appeared in a game called "Alice's Mergeland" made by a developer called LazyDog Game.
Persons: Maria Julia Assis, Hannah McKay, Maria Julia Cassis, Rovio, Lotta Backlund, David Saranga, Saranga, Outbrain, Holland –, Alexandra Marginean, Marginean, Stack's, Raphael Satter, Sheila Dang, Katie Paul, Ken Li, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Reuters, SEGA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Google, West Bank, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Holland, Stack's Ubisoft, Subway, SYBO, Apple, Standards Authority, Thomson Locations: Israel, London, Britain, Brazil, Europe, Gaza, France, Austria, Germany, Munich, Austrian, Danish, Washington, New York
Pakistan coach rues lack of swing in India
  + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
KOLKATA, India, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Lack of swing in India has taken much sting out of the Pakistan pace attack in the 50-overs World Cup, head coach Grant Bradburn said ahead of Tuesday's clash against Bangladesh. "We have a great resource of fast bowling talent in Pakistan," Bradburn told reporters on Monday. "We do rely on swing, but we haven't experienced too much swing here. Pakistan's batting has not been consistent either and Bradburn said one of the top four batters must bat deep if they were to put up big totals in their remaining matches. Pakistan must win their remaining three group matches and hope other results go their way to make the last four, a situation Bradburn called far from ideal.
Persons: Grant Bradburn, Pakistan's, Shaheen Afridi, Bradburn, speedster Naseem Shah, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, We've, haven't, we're, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Bangladesh, Shaheen, Zealander, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, India, Pakistan, New Delhi
Frank Howard, the Bunyanesque slugger who struck some of baseball’s more awesome home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Senators while rolling up a prodigious strikeout total as well, unable to conquer his penchant for chasing bad balls, died on Monday in Aldie, Va. His death, at a hospital, was caused by complications of a stroke, his daughter Catherine Braun said. Listed at 6-foot-7 and 255 pounds — though well above that weight at times — Howard played for 16 seasons in the major leagues and hit 382 homers. Many of his home runs — and even some hits that didn’t clear the fence — were unforgettable. As a Dodger in 1960, he hit a ball over the left-field wall at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh that was found alongside a parked car some 560 feet from home plate.
Persons: Frank Howard, Catherine Braun, — Howard Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, American League, Dodger, Forbes Field Locations: Aldie, Va, Pittsburgh
This one won an extended Game 1 of the World Series for the Texas Rangers. If I did that, I’d be screaming, too,” Texas second baseman Marcus Semien said. “It's going to be a really good series,” García said. He became the first position player in MLB history to appear in a World Series 15 years after first playing in the Fall Classic. He also became the fourth player with a World Series hit at both age 23 or younger AND 38 or older.
Persons: Adolis García, Corey Seager's, mobbed, , Josh Jung, ” Miguel Castro, El Bombi, Corbin Carroll, García, Max Muncy, Nathan Eovaldi —, ” García, Evan Carter's, Merrill Kelly, Jordan Montgomery, Seager, Paul Sewald’s, Leody, Bruce Bochy, ” José Leclerc, that's, we’ve, Torey Lovullo, ” Seager’s, Tony Beasley, , Marcus Semien, ” Seager, Tommy Pham, Ketel, Carroll, Zac Gallen, Mitch Garver, Gallen, Ryan Thompson, Joe Mantiply, Kevin Ginkel, Sewald, “ It's, Evan Longoria’s, Eddie Murray, Pee Wee Reese, Willie Mays, David Freese, Freese, ___ Organizations: Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, ” Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston, Rangers, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Arizona, Diamondbacks, Houston, Star, Marte, NL, Tampa Bay Rays, League, Rays, St, Louis Cardinals, Texas, Kelly Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Arizona, ” Texas
Needing 19 runs off Mitchell Starc's final over, New Zealand milked 13 runs off the first four legitimate deliveries to keep the heat on Australia. "That was awesome," Australia captain Pat Cummins said after their fourth win in six matches. Glenn Phillips broke the burgeoning stand by taking a return catch to dismiss Warner, but Head raced to a 59-ball century. New Zealand were uncharacteristically sloppy in the field, dropping five catches, with Head the beneficiary on two occasions. That left Ferguson with the job of hitting the final delivery for six, but he drilled it straight to the cover fielder instead.
Persons: Arun Jaitley, Labuschagne, David Warner, Adnan Abidi, Travis Head's, Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell, Neesham, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Australia's, Glenn Phillips, Warner, Phillips, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins clobbered, Devon Conway, Will Young, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell steadied, Maxwell, Cummins, Ferguson, Tom Latham, Amlan Chakraborty, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, New, Mitchell Starc's, New Zealand milked, Kiwis, Warner, Zealand, Thomson Locations: Australia, Netherlands, New Delhi, India, Himachal, New, New Zealand, Starc
A photograph of a 2019 Israeli airstrike on Gaza has been falsely captioned online to suggest that it shows a new wave of aerial attacks on the Palestinian enclave on Oct. 22, 2023. The post includes three photos of Israeli strikes on Gaza, none of which is from Oct. 22 as claimed. The images were shared after Israel pounded hundreds of targets in Gaza from the air on Oct. 22, with the bombardment killing hundreds, according to figures reported by Gaza’s health ministry. And keep sharing,” reads the caption of an Oct. 22 Facebook post sharing images of night-time explosions. A 2019 photograph was shared with false captions suggesting that it shows a new wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza on Oct. 22, 2023.
Persons: Read Organizations: Facebook, AFP News Agency, , AP, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Tel Aviv, Palestinian
'Big Show' Maxwell blasts World Cup light show
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
NEW DELHI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - After smashing the Netherlands bowlers into submission with a record-breaking century, Glenn Maxwell unleashed against World Cup organisers for putting on a "horrible" mid-match light show during Australia's massive 309-run win. He covered his eyes in the field as the stadium morphed into a virtual nightclub with flashing lights and thumping beats. "I had something like that light show happen at Perth Stadium during a Big Bash game," Maxwell said after recording the fastest century in 50-over World Cup history. "So I just try and cover up as much as I possibly can and ignore it but it's a horrible, horrible idea. His team mate David Warner, who also scored a century in the Dutch demolition, had a different view.
Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Arun, Maxwell, David Warner, Ian Ransom, Christopher Cushing Organizations: World, Perth, Twitter, Zealand, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Netherlands, Dharamsala, Melbourne
When Rishi Sunak became prime minister of Britain a year ago, there was little sense of celebration. Mr. Sunak, who had been rejected by Conservative Party members earlier in the year, was inserted by lawmakers in the desperate hope he could calm the crisis. But that’s where the good news stops for the prime minister. While Mr. Sunak has moved his party out of crisis mode, he is yet to win over voters. Mr. Sunak may be doing his best, in trying circumstances.
Persons: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Sunak, Keir Starmer, Organizations: Conservative Party, European Union, Conservatives, Labour Party Locations: Britain, It’s
NEW YORK (AP) — The first thought that comes to mind when you enter the Balloon Museum for the “Let’s Fly” exhibit is the massive scale of the art. But it's the adventure of a theme park attraction that can awaken the childlike wonder in all of us. “The idea of Balloon Museum is to create a space where artists meet the public and they meet by meaning everybody from the smallest to the oldest,” said Smigla-Bobinski. While the exhibition varies in content from each city the Balloon Museum takes up residency, there’s one constant, Balloon Street, where guests can be fully immersed and become part of the installations. Premiering in Rome in 2020, the Balloon Museum has toured through Europe with its curation focused on inflatable art installations.
Persons: That's, Chiara Caimmi, ” Caimmi, Cyril Lancelin, Sir Isaac Newton, Hyperstellar ”, Karina Smigla, , Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, Michael Shaw, Tadao Organizations: Museum, Balloon Museum, Tadao Cern Locations: New York City, Vegas, Polish, Lithuanian, Lithuania, Rome, Europe
Maxwell broke his leg in November and missed Australia's recent tour of South Africa due to an ankle issue which affected his preparations for the tournament. The 35-year-old played the second spinner's role to perfection in the early matches but the swashbuckling batting, which earned him the nickname "Big Show", was not in evidence. "It's probably something I didn't set out to do," Maxwell said of his knock, which included eight sixes and nine fours. Thanks to rapid hundreds by Maxwell and David Warner, Australia racked up 399-8 and bundled out their opponents for 90 in 21 overs to inflict on them the biggest defeat in World Cup history. "It's like a perfect game, when you get 400 and bowl a team out for under 100," Maxwell said.
Persons: Glenn Maxwell's, Maxwell, haven't, David Warner, We've, Amlan Chakraborty, Ed Osmond Organizations: Australia, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Australia, Netherlands, South Africa, New Delhi
Australia drub the Dutch after Maxwell mayhem
  + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The all-rounder produced a blistering 106 off 44 balls and opener David Warner made 104 as Australia racked up 399-8 after electing to bat. The Netherlands began with spin from both ends and Warner smashed Aryan Dutt for four fours in a row to signal his intention early. The Dutch bowlers briefly stemmed the run flow but the ground had been laid for Maxwell to explode with the bat. With Maxwell playing some outrageous shots on either side of the wicket, Australia plundered 131 runs in the final 10 overs. "Full credit to the Australia batting line-up, we needed to pick up Maxwell.
Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Africa's Aiden Markram, Arun Jaitley, Maxwell, David Warner, couldn't, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Warner, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Marnus Labuschagne, Leede, Adam Zampa, they've, Scott Edwards, Amlan Chakraborty, Christian Radnedge, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Australia, Sri, Warner, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Delhi
De Kock's 174 propels South Africa to 382-5 v Bangladesh
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MUMBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - South Africa opener Quinton de Kock smashed 174, the highest individual score at this year's World Cup, to propel his team to an imposing 382-5 against Bangladesh on Tuesday. Aiden Markram, leading South Africa in the absence of the unwell Temba Bavuma, made 60 after winning the toss and electing to bat at the Wankhede Stadium. Heinrich Klaasen provided the late surge with an explosive 90 off 49 balls to leave Bangladesh with a mountain to climb when they begin their chase. De Kock, Klaasen and David Miller, who made 34 not out, smashed a combined 19 sixes in the match. South Africa sit third, behind India and New Zealand, in the points table with the top four at the end of the group stage making the semi-finals.
Persons: Quinton de Kock, India's Virat Kohli, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Heinrich Klaasen, De, David Miller, Amlan Chakraborty, Ken Ferris Organizations: Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, South Africa, Bangladesh, De Kock, Klaasen, India, New Zealand, New Delhi
Oct 23 (Reuters) - South Africa are motivated by the desire to prove themselves against Bangladesh, Aiden Markram said on Monday as he called on the team to build on their massive 229-run World Cup victory over England. Bangladesh have won three of their last four one-day international meetings with South Africa, including a 38-run win at the 2019 World Cup. South Africa are third in the World Cup standings with three wins from four games. While South Africa will go into the game off the back of a sensational win over England, Bangladesh lost their last match by seven wickets against India. "We saw South Africa flying high, we saw they lost against the Netherlands as well.
Persons: Aiden Markram, Markram, we've, Heinrich Klaasen, he's, Shakib Al Hasan, Shakib, Taskin Ahmed, Aadi Nair, Christain Organizations: England, India, Thomson Locations: South Africa, Bangladesh, England, Mumbai, Africa, Netherlands, India, Bengaluru
Shokuiku encourages parents and schools to teach kids where their food comes from and how it affects our mind and body. This concept has been an integral part of Japan's culture, and it's a big reason why we're home to some of the world's healthiest children. As a mother raising a young daughter in Japan, here's what Japanese parents do differently to raise happy and adventurous eaters:1. Some preschools have kids harvest vegetables to eat for lunch, while in elementary schools, they learn about the farms that produce vegetables, fish and other foods. While many preschools also provide lunches, homemade bento lunches can play an important role in promoting shokuiku.
Persons: Sagen Ishizuka, Shokuiku, bento, daughter's bento, Yuko Tamura, bok choy Organizations: UNICEF, European Union, OECD Locations: Japan, shokuiku
Here are the best quotes Buffett dropped in his first TV interview from nearly 40 years ago. The real test of whether you're investing from a value standpoint or not is whether you care whether the stock market is open tomorrow. If you're making a good investment in a security, it shouldn't bother if they closed down the stock market for five years." There are all kinds of things I don't know about, and that may be too bad. They may be wonderful pitches to swing at, but if you don't know enough, you don't have to swing.
Persons: Warren Buffett, Adam Smith's, Buffett, , Berkshire Hathaway, George Goodman Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, PBS, Service, Wall Street, IBM, Marvelous Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, Wall Street Nebraska, York
House Republicans are stuck in an endless loop of infighting as they search for a new leader. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Cameras watching the floors have documented the now weeks-long effort to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after his historic ouster. McCarthy, according to multiple reports, screamed at Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to sit down during a testy exchange on Thursday. The first time in January came as House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers had to be restrained from charging at Gaetz.
Persons: , America's, Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Mace, Mace, Greg Murphy, Murphy, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, I'm, Lauren Boebert, Mike Rogers, Boebert, Mike Bost, Richard Hudson, Andrew Harnik, George Santos, Jasmine Crockett, Independent Sen, Kyrsten Sinema —, Santos, Crockett, Mitch McConnell, Sen, Joe Manchin, Jim Risch, Joe Biden, Jordan, It's Organizations: Republicans, Service, South, North Carolina Republican, Armed, Republican Rep, — Democratic, Independent, WHO, Lawmakers, West, West Virginia Democrat, Big 12, Manchin, Ohio Republican, DC Locations: Florida, Colorado, Illinois, West Virginia, Idaho, Israel, Ukraine, Southern
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