if you've got little ones around, it's time to take them to a pumpkin farm. when i was a kid, it was a place called AMLINGS in melrose park where you could pick out your pumpkin and have a glass of apple cider but that was about it. today, it's much better for both kids and parents and GOEBBERT'S PUMPKIN PATCH in two locations--hampshire 847-464-5952 & south barrington 847-428-6727-- does it about as good as anyone with pig races, camel rides, corn maze, pony rides, animal land, wagon rides and the world famous pumpkin eating dinosaur in hampshire. call ahead because the locations have different features.
CAROL MOSELY BRAUN, who was once the shining beacon for all women in politics and was the first african-american woman elected u.s. senator in 1992 may have finally stepped in it big time. she has failed to account for $315,000 in expenditures when she ran that ridiculous campaign for mayor of chicago. the law requires an itemized list for all transactions over $150 and all the other candidates have all filed proper paperwork. braun turned in a sheet that stated "$315,000--various vendors."
when questioned, she tried to blame an 85 year old lady BILLIE PAIGE, who promptly refuted the accusation. "i told them on april 15th they needed to amend the report and that was my final day with her campaign." when reached by phone told of paige's statement, braun shifted gears and said, "well, i'm not in that world anymore and i'm no longer in politics so don't bother me with this." click. i'm thinking that will not be her last phone call on this matter.
the key word today for state senator SUZI SCHMIDT is ABUSE. in hot water and being urged to resign after several brush-ups with the lake county sheriffs and domestic ABUSE towards her husband, rumors are flying about extreme alcohol ABUSE and also ABUSING her powers as a state senator by asking for favors. i can guarantee you that if any of us had 4 visits from the cops in less than a year for domestic disturbance that someone would be sitting in jail. guaranteed.
i see the fine residents of the englewood neighborhood in chicago are blaming former cabrini-green residents for 'making the neighborhood dangerous' by relocating after cabrini was torn down this past summer. that's like blaming unemployment on the unemployed. those animals have had one of the highest crime rates for decade but all of sudden, it's the 200 new residents from cabrini causing ALL of the problems.
i see where the tollway management have accused 7 employees of stealing toll money from the booths. duh. my grandfather used to tell me 50 years ago that a toll collector job was a 'license to steal' on a regular basis. just make it all i-pass and credit cards and be done with it.
i see where michael jackson's personal physician, who made 1.8 million a year in that position, is in a wee bit of trouble. i think it will be guilty of manslaughter and 4 years d.o.c. and loss of his license forever. hope he saved some of that salary.
just plain weird. google 'cat with two faces' or check page 7 of today's sun-times.
i think it's cool that michelle obama went incognito and shopped at target.
finally, if you've been talking about re-financing your house, let me give you a hint.....NOW! 4% for a 30 year. example: you currently mortgage 150,00 @ 6%=900 a month. re-fi at 4% and it's 716.00. this is a no brainer because you save $184 a month which puts more than 2 grand in your pocket every year. NOW!
have a good weekend.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
baseball at it's FINEST!!
wow! what a night for major leage baseball!! four teams playing for the right to move on to the playoffs....two coming from out of nowhere in the last month and two trying to avoid monumental meltdowns. then you get two extra inning games, one decided in the bottom of the ninth and an early winner holding it's breath waiting for a decision in georgia. outstanding!
the best david/goliath story was tampa bay winning the american league wild card with a 41$ million total payroll by catching the $161 million chokin' dog boston red sox. 4 times the payroll and the sox go belly up with a 7-20 september. add to the mix that the rays were down 7-0 in the eighth inning and scored six against the mighty yankees in that inning, then got a pinch-hit, two out, two strikes homer in the ninth to tie the game from a guy hitting under .200 before evan longoria won it by hitting his second home run of the night to end it in the 12th inning.
in the meantime, the red sox take a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th against a baltimore team that finished the year 28 games out of first place and the red sox were 77-0 when leading after the eigth inning. 77 and ZERO. just get three outs and head to the playoffs. put your best closer in...a guy with 31 saves. first two batters strike out swinging and the celebration is set. but double, double and a missed catch 'single' and a bad throw home ends the season for the sox.
people are bitching about jose reyes' method of winning the batting title but i say they're wrong. he goes 1-1 today and then sits out the rest of the game for the fourth place mets. ryan braun needs three hits to catch him but goes 0-4. reyes wins by 5 FULL points, not .005 as some stations reported earlier. they both played all season and the numbers are what they are. braun had ample opportunity on a powerful offensive team but finished second. i think everyone knows who the better ball player is but reyes earned the title in an injury plagued season on a crappy ball club.
let's not forget the chokin' dog II atlanta braves who went 9-18 in september and lost their last 5 games to piss away an 8 1/2 game lead in just 23 days.
chipper jones this.
ozzie is gone and i think it was the right move. wouldn't have bothered me a bit if GM williams had also gotten whacked. maybe terry francona of the red sox would like to switch cities? but it looks like former sox catcher sandy alomar, jr. might have the inside track and that's also ok with me.
adam dun....a .159 average with 177 strikeouts. how's this for a paycheck....with his 66 hits, dunn mad 212,000 dollars PER HIT! that alone should have shanghied kenny williams but wait, i have a better one. every time that piece of crap hit a homer (11) he got paid one and a quarter MILLION dollars!!!!!!
quade gone?
sandberg in?
cooper got an extension as pitching coach. nice move.
greg walker resigns. smart move on his part.
first round winners? brewers, philadelphia, yankees and tampa to upset texas.
i'm tired. more soon.
the best david/goliath story was tampa bay winning the american league wild card with a 41$ million total payroll by catching the $161 million chokin' dog boston red sox. 4 times the payroll and the sox go belly up with a 7-20 september. add to the mix that the rays were down 7-0 in the eighth inning and scored six against the mighty yankees in that inning, then got a pinch-hit, two out, two strikes homer in the ninth to tie the game from a guy hitting under .200 before evan longoria won it by hitting his second home run of the night to end it in the 12th inning.
in the meantime, the red sox take a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th against a baltimore team that finished the year 28 games out of first place and the red sox were 77-0 when leading after the eigth inning. 77 and ZERO. just get three outs and head to the playoffs. put your best closer in...a guy with 31 saves. first two batters strike out swinging and the celebration is set. but double, double and a missed catch 'single' and a bad throw home ends the season for the sox.
people are bitching about jose reyes' method of winning the batting title but i say they're wrong. he goes 1-1 today and then sits out the rest of the game for the fourth place mets. ryan braun needs three hits to catch him but goes 0-4. reyes wins by 5 FULL points, not .005 as some stations reported earlier. they both played all season and the numbers are what they are. braun had ample opportunity on a powerful offensive team but finished second. i think everyone knows who the better ball player is but reyes earned the title in an injury plagued season on a crappy ball club.
let's not forget the chokin' dog II atlanta braves who went 9-18 in september and lost their last 5 games to piss away an 8 1/2 game lead in just 23 days.
chipper jones this.
ozzie is gone and i think it was the right move. wouldn't have bothered me a bit if GM williams had also gotten whacked. maybe terry francona of the red sox would like to switch cities? but it looks like former sox catcher sandy alomar, jr. might have the inside track and that's also ok with me.
adam dun....a .159 average with 177 strikeouts. how's this for a paycheck....with his 66 hits, dunn mad 212,000 dollars PER HIT! that alone should have shanghied kenny williams but wait, i have a better one. every time that piece of crap hit a homer (11) he got paid one and a quarter MILLION dollars!!!!!!
quade gone?
sandberg in?
cooper got an extension as pitching coach. nice move.
greg walker resigns. smart move on his part.
first round winners? brewers, philadelphia, yankees and tampa to upset texas.
i'm tired. more soon.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
baseball & football
if case you didn't already know it, here's a quick fact for you to remember: the SEC is the best conference in college football. every other conference is simply playing for the bcs runner up trophy.
the cubs were eliminated from the division race on saturday but they're still alive for the wild card heading into play on sunday. the one mountain they WILL climb is the one to 90 losses, which are a mere ten away. how can anyone be a cub fan? year after year after year.......
BUT if the cubs bring in tampa gm andrew friedman, i predict he will have the same effect that ron wolf had on the packers back in the 90's. you heard it here first. friedman is just 35 years old but has a history of holding people accountable IMMEDIATELY, which would chang that drag-ass attitude that is so prevalent on the north side. he will cost them dearly but tom ricketts has to decide what he wants: winners or write offs?
the white sox bottomed out with that 9-8 loss on saturday in detroit which should spell the end for both kenny & ozzie. everyone is sick of their childish battles in the media and the chairman has also had enough. this was a team good enough to win but you had to be willing to sit dunn & rios july 1st, not september 1st and calling up the replacements so you could make a run at the division. no more excuses for them. out the door.
the bears are sneaky ready but a very tough schedule and a big question mark hanging over the offensive line reels in my enthusiasm. if cutler continues to get beat up like the last two years, have a body bag ready. i still say 8-8 with no playoffs.
bonus question for a free beer: within 5 seconds, NAME the head coaches of the chicago fire, chicago sky and the chicago wolves. 5 seconds, GO! i didn't think so.
chicago bulls? no news
blackhawks? i got nuthin
chicago fire? never any news
chicago sky? a total waste of gymnasium space. classic underachievers second only to the cubs.
wolves? 3,216 fans wait anxiously for the start of the season.
i'm outta here.
the cubs were eliminated from the division race on saturday but they're still alive for the wild card heading into play on sunday. the one mountain they WILL climb is the one to 90 losses, which are a mere ten away. how can anyone be a cub fan? year after year after year.......
BUT if the cubs bring in tampa gm andrew friedman, i predict he will have the same effect that ron wolf had on the packers back in the 90's. you heard it here first. friedman is just 35 years old but has a history of holding people accountable IMMEDIATELY, which would chang that drag-ass attitude that is so prevalent on the north side. he will cost them dearly but tom ricketts has to decide what he wants: winners or write offs?
the white sox bottomed out with that 9-8 loss on saturday in detroit which should spell the end for both kenny & ozzie. everyone is sick of their childish battles in the media and the chairman has also had enough. this was a team good enough to win but you had to be willing to sit dunn & rios july 1st, not september 1st and calling up the replacements so you could make a run at the division. no more excuses for them. out the door.
the bears are sneaky ready but a very tough schedule and a big question mark hanging over the offensive line reels in my enthusiasm. if cutler continues to get beat up like the last two years, have a body bag ready. i still say 8-8 with no playoffs.
bonus question for a free beer: within 5 seconds, NAME the head coaches of the chicago fire, chicago sky and the chicago wolves. 5 seconds, GO! i didn't think so.
chicago bulls? no news
blackhawks? i got nuthin
chicago fire? never any news
chicago sky? a total waste of gymnasium space. classic underachievers second only to the cubs.
wolves? 3,216 fans wait anxiously for the start of the season.
i'm outta here.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
TIME TO PAY THE PIPER
for all practical purposes, baseball in chicago came to an end this week as the white sox proved once again that they can't play with the big boys by getting whacked on consecutive nights by the angels and falling 7 games behind the streaking tigers, who have won 16 of the last 24 while the sox were playing (guess what?) .500 baseball prior to this weekend.
against the big 6 in the american league, the sox are 20-29 and are doomed to a losing record vs. winning teams as they only have six games left against the tigers in september. (i eliminated cleveland fron the equation because they're also pretenders at .500) BUT WAIT! that means the rest of their games are against struggling ball clubs, right?? that's correct but guess what? they have a cumlative record of 11-16 against minnesota, kansas city & toronto so i do believe the handwriting is clearly written on the wall. it would take a TOTAL collapse by the tigers for the sox to have a chance. so who's responsible for this mess? read on.
KENNY WILLIAMS must be held accountable for this fiasco known as jake peavey, alex rios and adam dunn. he accepted all the kudos in 2005 for building a winner so now he must face the firing squad for strangling this franchise financially for the next 4 years. pro sports are based on 'what have you done for me lately' and always have been because you're paid to produce and kenny has failed miserably. when you start getting compared to jim hendry, it's really time to start packing. RICK HAHN will slide right into the GM slot.
OZZIE GUILLEN? i think he's gone to florida. ozzie won't stay if kenny does and that's pretty much a sure thing but even if kenny is given his walking papers, ozzie might find that job with the marlins irresistible because his entire family is in florida. p.s.--if ozzie goes south, watch for juan pierre to follow as his contact runs out this year and he's an unrestricted free agent.
so the sox didn't make it to labor day and the north siders were done by memorial day. the bulls are on strike and hockey is two months away so THANK GOD the nfl settled their differences. GO BEARS!
against the big 6 in the american league, the sox are 20-29 and are doomed to a losing record vs. winning teams as they only have six games left against the tigers in september. (i eliminated cleveland fron the equation because they're also pretenders at .500) BUT WAIT! that means the rest of their games are against struggling ball clubs, right?? that's correct but guess what? they have a cumlative record of 11-16 against minnesota, kansas city & toronto so i do believe the handwriting is clearly written on the wall. it would take a TOTAL collapse by the tigers for the sox to have a chance. so who's responsible for this mess? read on.
KENNY WILLIAMS must be held accountable for this fiasco known as jake peavey, alex rios and adam dunn. he accepted all the kudos in 2005 for building a winner so now he must face the firing squad for strangling this franchise financially for the next 4 years. pro sports are based on 'what have you done for me lately' and always have been because you're paid to produce and kenny has failed miserably. when you start getting compared to jim hendry, it's really time to start packing. RICK HAHN will slide right into the GM slot.
OZZIE GUILLEN? i think he's gone to florida. ozzie won't stay if kenny does and that's pretty much a sure thing but even if kenny is given his walking papers, ozzie might find that job with the marlins irresistible because his entire family is in florida. p.s.--if ozzie goes south, watch for juan pierre to follow as his contact runs out this year and he's an unrestricted free agent.
so the sox didn't make it to labor day and the north siders were done by memorial day. the bulls are on strike and hockey is two months away so THANK GOD the nfl settled their differences. GO BEARS!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
what goes around.....
want to fill a stadium? just take all the sychophantic cub fans who actually thought that carlos zambrano would take them to the promised land and it should be s.r.o. but cub fans are liars by nature so maybe they don't fill the stadium but it would be close.
AS I TOLD ALL OF YOU pie in the sky NORTH SIDERS five years ago, IT IS HIS FAULT and always has been. the dustup with michael barrett, the finger pointing at derrek lee (of all people), getting thrown out on opening day (WHO DOES THAT?) the tantrums and disrespect of his team mates...........ALL HIS FAULT. you bought into the hype that he was just a passionate guy who wanted to win so badly but he is just a punk who would be in the latin kings street gang if not playing baseball. you should all be ashamed of yourselves for defending him the last five years and not recognizing him for the piece of crap that he was and is.
and that includes bob rychel, peter breit (who also stated "alfonso soriano is worth every penny"), bobby lucas, nephew mark, robert breit, nephew frank and big hollow ron who defended him at one time or another. shhhhhhhhhhhh. go stand in the corner.
and if the cubs even whisper that they're taking him back and you don't boycott or switch teams, then the intelligence level for cub fans is even worse than i thought. "mr. ricketts, please report for your testosterone test."
when i write about how bad cubs management is and you disagree, just read the following: zambrano, carlos silva, todd hundley, milton bradley, sammy sosa, glen allen hill.....liars, drunks, wife beaters, sociopaths, psychos, steroid abusers.........just who picks these guys? you act like that on the south side and you're history. just ask carl everett, david wells or nick swisher. don't want to be a team player??? cancer in the locker room?? disrespectful to management or the fans?? bye-bye
hey, if zambrano needs a buddy for the next thirty days, please have him call adam dunn because believe me, he won't be missed.
sox within 4 games and it feels like a million. and i say again....adam dunn is solely responsible for them not being in first place.
bears will be 8-8 this year and the hated packers will be dominant. if aaron rodgers stays healthy, brett favre will simply become a footnote in packer history. remember, the drug addicted, drunken hillbilly won ONE super bowl and rodgers is tied with him already.
corey wooten is still my favorite bears' defensive lineman for putting favre on a slab that cold december day. outstanding.
why do we have the WNBA? no one attends the games and women are dreadfully boring attempting to play basketball. if you had to eliminate one team....would it be the chicago sky or the chicago fire?
daniel carcillo is about to become the toast of madison street when the blackhawks take the ice this season. he adds a physical presence and toughness they lacked last year and if he gets a little smarter about penalties, he'll get some of the biggest cheers at introduction time.
so an overdue goodbye to cub fans (actually due around july 1st) and we'll see you next year as you slink to the ball park to cheer on 'iowa west' for the next 4 years. perfect. ciao!!
AS I TOLD ALL OF YOU pie in the sky NORTH SIDERS five years ago, IT IS HIS FAULT and always has been. the dustup with michael barrett, the finger pointing at derrek lee (of all people), getting thrown out on opening day (WHO DOES THAT?) the tantrums and disrespect of his team mates...........ALL HIS FAULT. you bought into the hype that he was just a passionate guy who wanted to win so badly but he is just a punk who would be in the latin kings street gang if not playing baseball. you should all be ashamed of yourselves for defending him the last five years and not recognizing him for the piece of crap that he was and is.
and that includes bob rychel, peter breit (who also stated "alfonso soriano is worth every penny"), bobby lucas, nephew mark, robert breit, nephew frank and big hollow ron who defended him at one time or another. shhhhhhhhhhhh. go stand in the corner.
and if the cubs even whisper that they're taking him back and you don't boycott or switch teams, then the intelligence level for cub fans is even worse than i thought. "mr. ricketts, please report for your testosterone test."
when i write about how bad cubs management is and you disagree, just read the following: zambrano, carlos silva, todd hundley, milton bradley, sammy sosa, glen allen hill.....liars, drunks, wife beaters, sociopaths, psychos, steroid abusers.........just who picks these guys? you act like that on the south side and you're history. just ask carl everett, david wells or nick swisher. don't want to be a team player??? cancer in the locker room?? disrespectful to management or the fans?? bye-bye
hey, if zambrano needs a buddy for the next thirty days, please have him call adam dunn because believe me, he won't be missed.
sox within 4 games and it feels like a million. and i say again....adam dunn is solely responsible for them not being in first place.
bears will be 8-8 this year and the hated packers will be dominant. if aaron rodgers stays healthy, brett favre will simply become a footnote in packer history. remember, the drug addicted, drunken hillbilly won ONE super bowl and rodgers is tied with him already.
corey wooten is still my favorite bears' defensive lineman for putting favre on a slab that cold december day. outstanding.
why do we have the WNBA? no one attends the games and women are dreadfully boring attempting to play basketball. if you had to eliminate one team....would it be the chicago sky or the chicago fire?
daniel carcillo is about to become the toast of madison street when the blackhawks take the ice this season. he adds a physical presence and toughness they lacked last year and if he gets a little smarter about penalties, he'll get some of the biggest cheers at introduction time.
so an overdue goodbye to cub fans (actually due around july 1st) and we'll see you next year as you slink to the ball park to cheer on 'iowa west' for the next 4 years. perfect. ciao!!
Monday, August 8, 2011
for ladies only
i've been down with a bad back for a couple of weeks and had a chance to read EVERYTHING and watch all the news channels. here goes!
the black community is up in arms because a 6 year old girl was killed by random gunfire over the weekend. this is the same community that won't cooperate with police investigations, whether the officer is black or white. my prayers to the family but screw them.
another example: an off duty officer saves a 15 year old from a gang beating but the victim refuses to prosecute. and the black community wonders why indifference infects cops called to those communities for 'hot calls'. there is no respect for the general laws of society and they strongly believe in the law of the jungle. "the strongest & loudest survive." ok, police yourself.
speaking of no respect.....a black woman in maywood is pistol whipped by her husband. she phones the police. they respond and the husband opens fire on the officers, striking one dead center in his bullet proof vest. the cops return fire and put the offender on life support. the pistol whipped wife is already talking lawsuit for police brutality. go figure.
oprah's OWN network is bleeding red ink and should be out of business in less than three years. good riddance. the only thing that will save her is if she resumes her talk show.
rod blagojevich will be sentenced october 6th. i think 12 years in prison should adjust his attitude and his haircut.
did you see where the local surgical centers have been cited for infection problems? hawthorn surgi-center in libertyville and north shore endoscopy in lake bluff are both on the list. swell.
the 30 navy seals who died in afghanistan reaffirm my belief. screw those people and bring our men & women home NOW. it's been ten years and enough is enough.
hey, take the time to watch RIZZOLI & ISLES on TNT at (9:00 on monday nights.) angie harmon(law & order) is a cop and sasha alexander (ncis) is a medical examiner. the plots are easy to follow and harmon's wry humor captivates for the entire hour.
does anyone else stick their lottery tickets on the refridgerator with a magnet and check them, like once every 6 weeks?
like our 'hot' weather this summer? dallas has had 38 consecutive days over 100 degrees with the LOWEST temperature at any time 87 degrees. at 3 in the morning. yowsa. el paso went 4 MONTHS with no rain.
final year for 'rescue me' and 'desperate housewives'. rescue me is outstanding television but DH should have died two years ago.
football is back. if you have any questions about the basics of the game, just ask and i'll be happy to explain. bye for now.
the black community is up in arms because a 6 year old girl was killed by random gunfire over the weekend. this is the same community that won't cooperate with police investigations, whether the officer is black or white. my prayers to the family but screw them.
another example: an off duty officer saves a 15 year old from a gang beating but the victim refuses to prosecute. and the black community wonders why indifference infects cops called to those communities for 'hot calls'. there is no respect for the general laws of society and they strongly believe in the law of the jungle. "the strongest & loudest survive." ok, police yourself.
speaking of no respect.....a black woman in maywood is pistol whipped by her husband. she phones the police. they respond and the husband opens fire on the officers, striking one dead center in his bullet proof vest. the cops return fire and put the offender on life support. the pistol whipped wife is already talking lawsuit for police brutality. go figure.
oprah's OWN network is bleeding red ink and should be out of business in less than three years. good riddance. the only thing that will save her is if she resumes her talk show.
rod blagojevich will be sentenced october 6th. i think 12 years in prison should adjust his attitude and his haircut.
did you see where the local surgical centers have been cited for infection problems? hawthorn surgi-center in libertyville and north shore endoscopy in lake bluff are both on the list. swell.
the 30 navy seals who died in afghanistan reaffirm my belief. screw those people and bring our men & women home NOW. it's been ten years and enough is enough.
hey, take the time to watch RIZZOLI & ISLES on TNT at (9:00 on monday nights.) angie harmon(law & order) is a cop and sasha alexander (ncis) is a medical examiner. the plots are easy to follow and harmon's wry humor captivates for the entire hour.
does anyone else stick their lottery tickets on the refridgerator with a magnet and check them, like once every 6 weeks?
like our 'hot' weather this summer? dallas has had 38 consecutive days over 100 degrees with the LOWEST temperature at any time 87 degrees. at 3 in the morning. yowsa. el paso went 4 MONTHS with no rain.
final year for 'rescue me' and 'desperate housewives'. rescue me is outstanding television but DH should have died two years ago.
football is back. if you have any questions about the basics of the game, just ask and i'll be happy to explain. bye for now.
Friday, July 29, 2011
just sports...maybe
the white sox might be making a move in the standings but as long as you play adam d-o-n-e & jake peavy, you are walking on very thin ice. at least rios is on the bench. finally.
the bears pick up roy williams from dallas. didn't they learn with tank johnson & cedric benson? this guy is bad news.
the cubs should be sending cash money every week to the houston astros for being worse than the cubs....and that's very hard to do.
true story....couldn't get anyone to take free tickets to a cubs-phillies game in mid july. most just laughed at me.
will any of the garbage get traded by sunday night? zambrano, ramirez, soto, dempster, marmol & pena are ALL AVAILABLE and the cubs will eat 80% of their salaries! but takers are few and far between. that's how bad it is on the north side.
the NBA season? uh, no.
glad the NFL worked things out. people love football.
the bears have released a few and signed a few but will go 8-8 this year.
say goodbye to mike quade. adios for now.
the bears pick up roy williams from dallas. didn't they learn with tank johnson & cedric benson? this guy is bad news.
the cubs should be sending cash money every week to the houston astros for being worse than the cubs....and that's very hard to do.
true story....couldn't get anyone to take free tickets to a cubs-phillies game in mid july. most just laughed at me.
will any of the garbage get traded by sunday night? zambrano, ramirez, soto, dempster, marmol & pena are ALL AVAILABLE and the cubs will eat 80% of their salaries! but takers are few and far between. that's how bad it is on the north side.
the NBA season? uh, no.
glad the NFL worked things out. people love football.
the bears have released a few and signed a few but will go 8-8 this year.
say goodbye to mike quade. adios for now.
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