WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2024
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 7min 25sec, 26elev, 2.80ap, 84ahr, 107mhr, 6.19mi= 594c
Strava app = 758c
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 56.09min, 335elev, 111aw, 18.9amph, 49arpm, 109ahr, 142mhr, 17.71mi= 371c
Strava app= 357c
Zwift stats- 56.11min, 336elev, 111aw, 48arpm, 18.90amph, 17.7mi= 358c
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »Good morning ladies,
Debbie - I envy you and your warmer weather when it comes to starting veggies. Nice that your mom will have a market for her produce, and that neighbor is available to help her with outside chores if I'm remembering right. Interesting your DH's Safeway is making those changes, I wonder why. Do you think he'll miss not going to work?
Better close. Lots to do this morning.
Make it a fabulous weekend!
Lanette
SW WA State
Your spring weather will be here soon. We are having rain and thunderstorms here today.
I am hoping things will work out for mom and the garden. I know not to push or it backfires.
I also know she wants to do more but doesn't have the energy she used to have(or the memory)-she will be 81 in June.
As for dh- Safeway got rid of delivery service because, dh thinks anyways, they got some kind of kick back from Grubhub/Deal Dash plus to save on salary of the 13 people they let go or reduced hours by half.
We are pretty sure he will still work a day a week or something, just have to wait and see how things go with the change. No one wants to work the hours that he works ( he works a graveyard shift doing price changes every Wed.)
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Lanette Thank you! I am not a big carb eater but will pay more attention based on what you shared. My latest ratio is 1.58 lower than 6 months ago. DH's ratio is 2.08. Now to see if I can change our diets.......1
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Fun this morning with the Easter Bunny ,and grandma sent Smiles Woody as he loves Toy Story8 -
Lisa-thanks for information. That is actually one I was checking out (need Mac compatible). Always feel better of someone I know has used one!
Margaret-Thanks for sharing your experience. I am in a similar position-I just wanted to make sure. I have never had gutters or downspouts replaced (so they could be close to originals!). Turns out after the testing my basement is really pretty dry.
Details on basement check.So he checked foundation, found one possible interior crack-but wall measures no movement. Water levels on concrete and in wood all on low level. Water a few weeks ago was actually floating drain working as it should-goes through trough and then runs down to drain. It has been awhile since it has rained that heavy. A bit of seepage in one corner. Will use some flex seal and get better downspout. Window where dryer vents is only one I have never replaced. A bit of seepage there, most like the metal is on its way out. I don't think there is enough problem to warrant 13,000 right now. I am considering an egress window but want to discuss with DIL who is very knowledgeable and experience in real estate. May get estimate for gutters and downspouts
Lanette-I would probably forget Staples and take computer to the computer shop you mentioned. And I believe we all put up with each other! That's what friends do.
After gentleman left today I had lunch and then took a nap. Pretty much a slug today. I did get out for an hour walk-rather brisk out there today. I do have a load finishing in washing machine so I will go put it in dryer and wash another load of blankets from when kids were here and get them packed away tomorrow.
I think I will balance check book and pay bills-that is something that needs to be done. May go to bed early despite nap. My blood work is all good-I am thinking I am still having post Covid fatigue-the two bouts last year did me in!
Newest health issueGot confirmation Friday I did get exposed to TB from a client who collapse at our place. Several staff on the the emergency team also. While chances of anything are low I will send us all for testing just in case. Turns out with TB it takes a bit of exposure (like days, which is typically why it spreads to people you live with). The reality is we have a better chance of getting a cold, flu or covid from casual interaction than TB, However, I know staff will be concerned and it is better to run it through worker's comp in the off chance someone has an unusual reaction. We typically have several cases in the community at any one time. While it isn't as prevalent as it once was-it isn't gone!
Off to check on laundry. Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
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Productive day on the ’deferred decisions’ front. Managed to dump several boxes of paperwork in our recycle bin for putting out on Tuesday. Nothing sensitive. Shredded all those.
Also wrote a piece for my next Creative Wring Group meeting (which is after Easter), and revise some of my Latin Grammar (also for after Easter). Monday Painters prep done. Monthly/annual group Accounts completed.
Laundry sorted and put away, shopping done.
Visiting elder daughter tomorrow to discuss Easter. Elder grandson’s birthday is on Easter Sunday.
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Lanette, I'm glad you at least looked at the house, now you won't be wondering "what if?" Sometimes better to deal with what we know we have than to buy someone else's problems!
Machka, sounds like you dodged a bullet with the home you were looking at! Spongy floors would not encourage me to sign here! Buckets in the attic???? Yikes!
Terri, sounds like you had a pretty productive day!
Tracey, your ceramics always look so good! Good choice on the colours for the tree.
I did not really have too much of a productive day. I did get a loaf made as it looks like us gals are getting together on Monday! YAY! It's been so long! Between illness (mostly me) and folks going away, it's been 5-6 weeks since we've gotten together, far too long in my opinion! I also got a little bit of crafting done. I haven't done any resin casting for a few weeks, finally poured the start of a few items. Some of the stuff I'm doing requires 2 or 3 layers to make it look like I want, which means that many different pours with about 24 hours in between. I like to make sure the first layer is cured before I pour
the second. Oh and I did dishes, there weren't many, so I took the opportunity to wipe some counter space that doesn't always get wiped. I even took some stuff off the counters and put it away! lol
Didn't make it to the gym yesterday or today, really haven't felt like it all week, but did go Sunday thru Thursday, and tomorrow I will either walk with my friend or go to the gym. The weather the last few days has been kind of blah, so the motivation was lacking. It's supposed to be really nice tomorrow, so.....
Yesterday I did get the bathrooms cleaned, bedding changed and floors vacuumed. I even washed the main level floors! And then today I dropped a whole egg on the kitchen floor..... ugh. That's when I miss having a cat! lol
Enough for me for now. Hugs for those who need them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the new gals!
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Good Morning to All
After clearing out/ moving stuff for three days, today is a rest day for my Husband and I. I have realized ⭐️less clutter/spars spaces make me less stressed. I slept close to nine hours and feel better, still have stuff to do around the house today. Budgeted food, water and steps are planned.
Lots going on here and in our world. Hugs to those who need them. Happy Saturday 🌼
I meant there was a lot going on here on the thread. And in our world, as in we here. 🙂4 -
Before we left California to move to Washington we had a five acre property that Jake used for farming vegetables that we ate and sold at the farmers' market. One day we decided that we'd had enough and the next house had a lovely yard with flower beds and a big lawn that backed up on the neighborhood green space so it looked like we had an even bigger yard without having to pay property tax on all the land. One day Jake came into the the house and announced that he'd had enough of yard work, called the realtor who sold us our house and got the wheels turning to sell the house and buy something with less care needed. We rented a storage unit so we could begin to pack things up to get ready to move. It made the house look roomier and gave us a chance to go through things and decide what to keep, what to donate, what to shred, and what to give away. We trusted a higher power and a good real estate agent to find a buyer and we drove around looking at other neighborhoods to see where we'd like to live. We made a list of what we wanted in our new house/neighborhood so we'd know it when we saw it. Eventually it all worked out and we've been in the new place for more than 12 years. As much as we talk about wanting to move to the Shetland Islands, we know that moving is more than we want to tackle at this stage our lives so we watch a lot of YouTube videos and enjoy where we are.
Barbie in NW WA
@barbiecat Nice for you and your Husband. I hope ours runs that smooth. I think if it’s meant to be, it will happen.
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Busy day...
Corey got a lot done on his raised beds, and couldn't resist trying out a few stones, which will eventually clad the outside of the beds. That's probably a 50-pound slab of rock he's toting around like it's nothing.
I worked for four hours and got this many bricks set. Not many, all things considered, but having never laid even one brick before, I'm reasonably pleased. Lots more to do.. Don't have enough sand to get the whole bed finished, but can definitely get some more done until Corey brings home some more sand.
And then... I walked in the house, and Egg was crouched on the kitchen floor, looking intently at something brown on the rug under the table... and it was a baby snake. I debated screaming and calling for help but was too tired to even be scared. I just grabbed a paper towel and picked it up behind the head. Took it outside and gifted it to the neighbor over the back fence.
So an eventful day. 🐈⬛😍👀🙃😀
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »Lanette static electricity was my first thought. But I got shocked three times on three short errands on Friday. That's more than just static.
It's a rainy day and poor Teddy doesn't want to go out. I think I will read a book.
Annie in Delaware
Sounds like something isn't grounded properly.
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Busy day...
Corey got a lot done on his raised beds, and couldn't resist trying out a few stones, which will eventually clad the outside of the beds. That's probably a 50-pound slab of rock he's toting around like it's nothing.
I worked for four hours and got this many bricks set. Not many, all things considered, but having never laid even one brick before, I'm reasonably pleased. Lots more to do.. Don't have enough sand to get the whole bed finished, but can definitely get some more done until Corey brings home some more sand.
So an eventful day. 🐈⬛😍👀🙃😀
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
Well done on the bricks and I worry about Rhody finding a snake. He likes the little lizards around this place.
That's an impressively heavy slab of rock! I haul and move a lot of rock around our yard and can manage up to about 30 lbs but I don't want to go very far with that and I'm not moving it easily.
M in Oz
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Generations ... I'm a Gen X
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Annie - I had that happen before it was a simple fix if I’m remembering correctly.
Ginny - yeah the wiring is correct, I’m pretty sure it’s the plumbing, the whole place needs to have plumbing upgraded and done correctly, it was quoted at $3500 though and we just don’t have the money.
Terri - Yes the little figures are in scale! This week or next I should have it all done and ready for its official picture.
Sorry to hear you had a fall, glad it wasn’t serious.
I have been reading of my ancestors from Ireland and trying to match pictures with names. I found letters my Grandmother had received with some information from Belfast.
Kylia - thank you so much. Yesterday my memory on FB from two years ago was that I wished I would have been a teacher at times. Now here I am about to start a practicum to become an Education Assistant, it’s surreal.
Sorry you’re still having to deal with arguments with DH and headaches not a good combination.
Heather - I think it’s fair that you would want John to be more outwardly supportive. Rodger tends to withdraw when it’s him, but if it’s me he tends to check in with me more often.
Kylia and Lisa - I too, have the all or nothing attitude. I’ve been really trying to correct that because I’m going to be in for huge trouble working with children that need EA’s.
In saying that, today I went to straighten up the craft/spare room today for Jonah’s sleepover and ended up being in there 4.5 hours and ended up even rearranging some of it. Now my foot is hurting.
Beth - The name of that app was called Photomyne - I was looking at it again the other day, I really want to buy a year’s subscription to it.
Lanette - I think that you’re right, I don’t think Rodger would do well without me, but I think I would be without him. Not that I want to test that theory anytime soon. My mom didn’t really handle it well without my Dad, but she was already having Alzheimer’s symptoms that we were thinking was grief. In the end, Dad would not have had patience for Mom to have Alzheimer’s. His Mom, his sister who helped raise him, and two brothers all had it. He didn’t handle it very well with them and he wasn’t even in a caregiving role.
As I mentioned I rearranged my craft room a bit today. I don’t know why I didn’t think about doing this months ago!
I put my desk right in front of my bookshelf. I can still get at the lower two shelves easily enough and it gives me so much more floor space!
Tomorrow I have to do some homework without fail. Kaitlyn is coming Monday so I won’t have time then.
Tracey in Edmonton
Tracey in Edmonton
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Tracey - Love the craft room arrangement.
Good job.
I've been thinking about getting some of those drawers on wheels for our art supplies. I could wheel it into the utility room when we weren't using it, but there is a spare hoover in the space that I never use. The cleaner brings her own. It could go in the garage. Food for thought. At the moment the stuff is in a mixture of plastic containers and shoe boxes and shoved in big, low, drawers. It's a nuisance getting it all out. It has to be out of sight, because the room's primary function is a dining room. I decluttered some paintings last night, and put them in the growing pile upstairs.
Lisa - Your outside efforts always fill me with amazement!
I hardly ever even set foot outside. Let alone do physical work. At the moment I have a good excuse, but the mere thought of it fills me with dread. I used to do vegetable gardening in our last house, but only for the results. I just don't like the outside! :laugh: Well done on the bricks!
I will ready my body for my surgeon tomorrow. I think a bath is beyond my capability, but could manage a foot soak and a strip wash. I may dare the shower. Take it all very slowly. At the moment I am crawling down the stairs backwards.
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Heather: Hoping your surgeon can fit you in soon. Being in pain is a doozy.
Tracey: 🥰 Love the craft room revamp. I’m working on mine. Have cleared the sewing table and can now work there.
Lisa: Always nice to see a good looking man at work. That wall looks very professional. Yikes on the snake!
Putting away some more laundry, then will tackle some more ‘deferred decisions’ 😝 (lovely phrase! 😝) and DH needs a haircut 😂
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Good morning ladies!
I ate a little extra much the last two days, and my scale is presenting me with truth. So back on the wagon today.
Machka I think you are right that something on my car isn't grounded properly.
Tracey your craft room looks lovely!
Lisa I'm impressed with the brick. Looks great! And good for you handling the snake!
Heather you are brave, dragging yourself to another appointment. Hope you get some relief.
Have a marvelous day! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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I'm sure most of us have made a list of the things we wanted in the place where we're currently living ... or what we would want if we were to move in the next few years.
What's on your list?
Maybe not the whole list, but what are some things you thought you'd like for your current place or what you might look for in a new place ... especially as we age?
The top item on our list is ... exercise. We want to be able to exercise outside right from our front door (specifically cycling), and we want to be able to exercise easily inside.
Another item near the top, maybe even in second place, is that we wanted all our living on one level - bedrooms, laundry, kitchen, living, exercise room, etc. all on the same level. We do not want to have to deal with stairs in order to move from one room to the next.
Along with that, we would like a flat or relatively flat block of land. Living the past 10 years on a hillside hasn't been easy. In the beginning, it was all right, but after my husband's accident it has become increasingly more difficult and dangerous.
I would like hard-surface flooring throughout because it is easier to clean and keep clean.
Views. I hate being closed in and only seeing the wall of another building or a fence out the window.
And lots more, but those might be among the top 5.
Machka in Oz
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One benefit of losing that crown is that I have cut back on eating. It hurts a lot on that side and is just too much effort.
But I've noticed my weight come down a little tiny bit.
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Machka I think safety and affordability top my list. But when I'm dreaming, I would like to live by a lake. And in an area with a lot of rich bachelors!
I would also like to be close to a church of my denomination, and a grocery store, and I will look for one- level living next time. The day will come when I don't want to drive or climb stairs. Maybe a retirement community with a library and a fitness center. A writing group would be fabulous. I would like to be near live theater, too.
As far as the house itself, I would like a sunny back deck. And hardwood floors. And high speed internet. A place for my books and for a home gym. I love wood fireplaces, but they are a lot of work. I don't want lead or asbestos or drainage issues.
Can you tell I spend a lot of time on this issue? If my dad has to sell the house to afford memory care, I may have to move quickly.
Annie in Delaware
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »I will ready my body for my surgeon tomorrow. I think a bath is beyond my capability, but could manage a foot soak and a strip wash. I may dare the shower. Take it all very slowly. At the moment I am crawling down the stairs backwards.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Maybe the reason your husband is rather quiet about this is because he's thinking that if it happens you need surgery like a hip replacement, you'll have to reorganise your house so that you can recover for 8 weeks on the main floor. Maybe he is mulling over what changes need to be made ... or even if you two might need to think about a more accessible place.
M in Oz
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Machka - good job putting your list together. If you can picture it, let's say "build" it in your head, you'll find what you are looking for like in "Field of Dreams." At least that's the way it's always worked for me.
Debbie - yes, spring has suddenly sprung here too. I noticed yesterday the crocosmia sprouted up about 6" overnight in some areas, the apple trees are budding out. I'm considering transferring the tomatoes into 4" pots today. The national weather service has forecast a warmer dry spring for us, at least until they change their minds.
Barbie - I like the way you and Jake handled your move to WA. When DH and I moved from the farm, we did similarly and were able to get the old house ready for viewing. We had plenty of storage areas available to store packed up household goods that we wanted in the new house. DH did just about all of the packing and moving the big stuff himself with the help of a couple friends. Facing this job on my own now is a different story, but I can eat this elephant one bite at a time.
Lisa - any time you want to farm out Corey, you know there's a waiting list. You two made impressive progress yesterday. WOW! Cute snake, good job donating it to the neighbors.
Heather - I bet you are counting the minutes until your appointment. I hope they can nail the problem and make headway into getting your pain resolved ASAP.
Kylia - I'm sorry I can't recall - is your DH a diabetic and on meds for it? I'm really anxious to get Dr. Lisa's guidance on this come Thursday and read Dr. Bikman's book. Dr. Jason Fung says morning higher FBS is normal in some people, called the Dawn Phenomenon, as the liver kicks into action and pumps out glucose. I don't think my FBS been below 100 for decades even when my A1C was a lot lower. Mine was 108 this morning after 11 hrs fasting and under 90 grams net carbs yesterday.
Annie - hope you can get to the root of your shocking car problem. Sometimes even neighbors or friends that have worked on cars know the solution, tho engines are a lot more complicated than when we were kids and dads and brothers worked on cars in the driveway. Have you tried googling that problem in forums specific to your make and model of car? I think home mechanics hang out there, someone might have an idea. I've learned a few handy things about my vehicles that way.
Barbara - how are you faring after your surgery???
Ginny - glad no major problem with that possible basement leak. Hope that TB exposure is of no consequence. Seems like between TB and Hepatitis, our public health department has been putting out warnings for many years regarding these diseases popping up. And yes, I might just drag this laptop along when I go to the local computer store tomorrow. If I pick up a new one they might take care of this one at the same time. Main thing - I want to watch and learn.
Lanette
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Machka - Dream house elements if we were to buy again - got longer than I thought it would! Many of them, we've either got with this house or have built into this house.1. Ranch style (the American version of the one-level you mentioned - no stairs anywhere). There are minor steps into and around getting in our current house, but none inside.
2. Two bathrooms, one with a bidet - Not sharing a bathroom is one of my personal recommendations for a happy marriage. We have a bath and a half now, not quite enough.
3. Large kitchen - Preferably with room for an informal table that seats 4 or 5, or a breakfast nook. It's where family always ends up anyway. We have this now.
4. Mudroom/utility room - Place for washer, dryer, coats, freezers, room to store boots and shoes, and room to sit down and put them on. We built in a mudroom in this house, but it's separate from the laundry room.
5. Hardwood, vinyl, and tile floors throughout - Only the bedroom has carpet here.
6. Three bedrooms - So I can make one a craft room/workspace, or two bedrooms and an office/den that I can turn into a craft room. I've turned what was a formal dining room into a craft room in this house, and it works well. Wouldn't mind one even larger, with room for a worktable in the middle.
7. Wraparound porch - My favorite houses have large porch spaces, with at least part screened in to avoid the bugs and comfortable seating. We don't have that wraparound here, but do have the new sunroom.
8. Fully fenced acreage with space for a garden near the house - We have 11 acres now, and it's a little much. We don't use more than the five acres nearest the house. We're only partially fenced at the moment, and we still get stray dogs through.
9. House placement - Far enough inside the property that neighbors' barking dogs aren't an issue.
10. Workshop separated from the house - Large one, with room for woodworking, space for all mechanical, construction and garden tools, and drive-in space for the big mowers and equipment to keep the acreage in good shape. Right now, we're using three different outbuildings for all this stuff, but we've marked a place out where we want to build the workshop, and will eventually get it done.
11. Separate or attached garages or carports accommodating three vehicles - Need room for my car, Corey's truck, and Corey's work truck. Right now, Corey's old truck is parked out in the weather.
12. No HOAs - These are organizations that usually develop along with an area that's newly built. They dictate everything from what color your house can be painted to what you can add on to all kinds of other things that punish you if you violate the rules. And people pay fees to them to live in that area. I won't live where one is in force. This does mean that people can let things go around their homes near you, but I won't have someone else tell me what I can do on my property. Makes my skin crawl.
Lanette - My fasting blood sugar is running right around 100 these days, but my A1C is always good, so my docs haven't alerted on anything like that for me. Yet. My mother did come up with Type 2 at 60 years old, and I'm hoping to avoid it. At the moment, it's a low-level worry, because I have enough on my plate. Nonetheless, I keep my eye on the results of those blood tests. My last A1C in November was 5.1, so I'm still in the right range. It was 5.3 in 2017, so I'm doing something right...
Barbara - Thinking about you. Hope you're recovering well. Did you ever hear anything back from Katla or her people?
Heather - I'm shrugging on this side of the pond, too... until a few years back, I wasn't interested in dealing with anything outside at all - I think it all started when we lived on the ranch. It was the first time I had enough acreage to wander around in. But there was a lot of satisfaction in getting those bricks placed yesterday, as well as a tremendous amount of frustration. Thinking in three dimensions has ALWAYS been hard for me. I work a lot more easily with words than with bricks! Having to build something from a non-level surface and make sure that it ends up level up, down, forward, backward, and side-to-side very nearly broke my brain! Quilts, I understand. Bricks, not so much. But I'm determined to get reasonably proficient at this.
Cold and windy this morning, but supposed to get up to 63 degrees. The rain isn't supposed to come in until after midnight, but it sure looks rainy out there right now... Corey may need to run into town for something we forgot to pick up yesterday morning. I can feel every single one of those bricks between my shoulders, across my back, but it's not crippling - just a different movement and my body is telling me about it. Nice distraction from my usual pain sources.
Laundry going this morning, and time to ferry in the man's third cup of well-deserved coffee. I'm so grateful for all he does... and if not for him slinging those 70-pound bags of cement and buckets of sand for me, bricklaying would get very iffy for me, and a whole lot slower.
Got to get some clothes folded!
Love y'all,
Lisa in chilly Arkansas
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Tracey ... thank you for the photo app name! Your craft room looks great!
Machka ... I've thought about where I live and where I would want to be. Our home is wheelchair accessible (also one level) so it really is somewhere to age in place. Except for the laundry. That's in the basement. Used to be on the main level but we moved it to make the wheelchair accessible shower larger years ago. We will need to bring it back up at some point and probably place it where a special jetted tub sits. We've just about taken care of everything major that a house needs to have done. What's left are more cosmetic things like replacing flooring and painting the interior.
Well, the sun came out yesterday ... And, yes, my mood improved immensely!
Beth near Buffalo7 -
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