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“How many siblings can say they play professional football?” Lauren James asks, laughing. Manchester United’s teenage striker is reflecting on the extraordinary footballing journey that she and older brother Reece have shared, since first kicking a ball against a fence as kids, to becoming two of English football’s hottest young talents. Not many, is the answer. In fact, Lauren and Reece – who plays right-back for Chelsea – are the first brother and sister to represent England’s senior football teams. While 21-year-old Reece earned his first cap in a friendly against Wales last October, 19-year-old Lauren followed hot on his heels with a call-up at St George’s Park in November. The symmetry does not end there. On December 5, as Lauren travelled back from her 50th appearance for United – a comfortable 2-0 away win against Aston Villa – 130 miles away, unbeknown to her, Reece was facing Leeds United at home in his 50th club appearance, too. Advertisement “We didn’t even know until after,” laughs Lauren. “There are not many siblings, [especially] a boy and girl playing in the highest league. So to get a 50th appearance is massive, but to get it with him, on the same day, was a bit mad.” Lauren says it was her older brothers, Reece and Joshua (23), who moulded her passion for football as a child. “All I ever knew was football, football and football,” she says. “My brothers got me into football. Whether it was when Josh was at Fulham or when Reece was at the Chelsea academy, I was there kicking the ball against the fence. I’ve always had a football and it has just taken me to where I am now.” Perhaps that love for the game was inevitable. Lauren and Reece grew up in London, born to an English mother, Emma, who worked for the NHS, and a Grenadian father, Nigel James, who juggled the role of dad and coach as the founder of the Nigel James Elite coaching academy. Nigel had been a defender at Aldershot Town, who had trialled at Southampton, before an ankle injury ended his career. Having three children who all played football meant that Nigel and Emma spent their weekends travelling the country, ferrying them to matches. Advertisement “I always grew up watching my brother and my dad play,” says Reece. “So I started because my brother played, and then my sister started because I played. It kind of just went down generations, but it all began with my dad.” Reece James has quickly established himself as a Chelsea and England regular Reece James has quickly established himself as a Chelsea and England regular CREDIT: DAVID KLEIN /REUTERS “I’d say they both [my brothers] got me into football,” adds Lauren, “they’ve both got tekkers. I’m sure if you ask Reece he would say Josh inspired him because he was older than him, but I had both of them – I followed in their footsteps.” The mutual respect for each others’ careers is evident. But on the pitch, they couldn’t help but be competitive. “Most of the time, we tried to make sure we’re all on the same team, but we all wanted the limelight,” Reece laughs. “We are not usually competitive,” says Lauren, before admitting that occasionally she cannot help herself. “When he got his senior England call-up, it was like, “Right, he got his, I’ve got to get mine now. That’s probably the only time and I laugh about it now.” Well, that and the jokes about trainers. “I know I’ve got better taste,” she says, while Reece insists otherwise: “She is into fashion more than me, but I’d say my style is still better.” The one thing they do agree on? Music. “Drake and Tory Lanez”, they answer. Advertisement “I wouldn’t say there’s competition,” adds Reece, of their football careers. “You know, she is my sister. Our games are the same, our professions are the same, but it’s still different. I play men’s football when she plays women’s football, you can’t compare them.” Despite being the youngest, Lauren’s achievements are holding their own with her brother’s. She joined Arsenal at 13 and trained in the boys’ academy before making her move to the senior team aged 15, where she went on to be the youngest player in the club’s history – male or female – to make her senior debut. Lauren James has quickly established herself as one of Manchester United's top players since her move north in 2017 Lauren James has quickly established herself as one of Manchester United's top players since her move north in 2017 CREDIT: Charlotte Tattersall /Getty Images Europe In late 2017, she made the move to United, a seismic challenge for the teenager. She was away from home for the first time, in a new city and at a newly “reformed” women’s team after a 15-year absence from the women’s game. Yet Lauren thrived. “I actually found settling in quite easy. Everyone was in the same boat because everyone was coming into this new team and with new people around them.” Lauren’s reputation soared as she scored 14 goals during the club’s maiden Championship campaign to win promotion to the Women’s Super League. The following season she made history by scoring the team’s first-ever top-tier goal. She and her team-mates will achieve another milestone this weekend as United play at Old Trafford for the first time. Advertisement The thought of gracing the “Theatre of Dreams” is a rare opportunity for the women’s game, but is of course a regular occurrence for Reece. “I don’t think she’s played at a stadium that big before,” he says. “She just needs to take it as it comes and enjoy the moment, and play with a smile on her face. We are living the dream. We knew we always wanted it, but we never sat down and said this is going to be the perfect journey, or it’s going to be this easy. We just knew we had an end goal.” At just six years of age, Reece joined Chelsea’s development programme, and progressed through the ranks to sign a four-year professional contract in 2018. Sent out on loan to Wigan Athletic in the Championship, he was instrumental in the club avoiding relegation and was voted their player of the year. Now a regular starter for both Chelsea and England, he has carved his name in the history books by becoming the 100th player of black heritage to play for England, more than 40 years since Viv Anderson became the first. Advertisement Both Lauren and Reece are proud of their roots. Sadly, both have also been targeted with online racist abuse, a subject they have chosen to speak out about. “I think sometimes when you can get things off your chest it does make you feel relieved,” says Lauren of the powerful comment piece she wrote for Telegraph Sport last month. Lauren says she felt compelled to use her voice, following an onslaught of abuse. Since sharing her story, she has been inundated with messages of support, and was even approached in the supermarket by a young woman who thanked her for her courageous stance. “I know I’m focusing on my football and I’m still young,” admits Lauren, “but by talking about it, I’m just trying to help those that feel like they have less opportunity or feel alone.” “When we both get messages like that, we turn to each other and discuss it,” says Reece. “I think everyone agrees and knows that what’s happening with social media and racism is wrong. Everyone says they want to change, but not many things are changing.” Advertisement Both are in agreement that social media companies need to do more, and want to use their platforms to shine a light on injustice. Both are interested in charity work, with Reece having been volunteering with the Felix Project for the past 18 months – a London-based initiative fighting hunger and food waste – while Lauren is joining up with Park SSC’s Pass-a-ball Project, which donates football equipment to those without. The love of the game consumes them both, but time spent together as a family is a rarity. On the few occasions they do get together, football is off-limits. “We don’t like to talk about football because we live and breathe it every day,” says Lauren. “It’s actually nice to talk about what’s on the TV or PlayStation or what shoes are coming out because it helps you to switch off.” For Lauren, women’s football is at a tipping point. With the BBC and Sky Sports announcing a shared broadcast deal understood to be worth more than £7 million a year, the game is set to receive unprecedented levels of exposure, much to the delight of both siblings. “It’s massive, day by day the WSL is growing,” says Reece. Advertisement They credit their family with keeping them grounded. But what does the future hold for England’s first English brother-and-sister duo? They shrug, and say they are focused on more immediate results with their respective teams. “People do love to connect us, but we are our own people,” says Lauren. “We are chilled, we have fun, and we just love football”. |
One of the biggest differences between my Christian friends and I is that I believe most of them will have a place in the world to come even though we disagree on the nature of God. They have no room for me in their heaven because I don’t believe in Jesus. If you’re not from a Christian background you need to understand this if there is a Christian desperately trying to convert you. They aren’t necessarily trying to be mean. They are genuinely afraid for you. I’m in the process of converting to Judaism now but I was raised in a Pentecostal Christian home. Christians aren’t terrible people. My parents and many people in their church love the Jewish people and Israel. They are just genuinely afraid for your soul because of their world view. Growing up I was terrified for everyone’s soul so I can understand where they are coming from. Just be aware and don’t think every Christian hates you because you’re Jewish. Christians just have a much more terrifying worldview than Jews. |
To the Muslims, Please answer all my Questions. I'm Just Curious about your Religion. ☪️� THE QUESTIONS: Muslims claim, that a proof the Koran was from God, is that it contains scientifically accurate information about Embryology before man discovered it for himself. However, all the information in the Koran regarding Embryology is copied from three sources, 1. A Greek doctor named Galen, who lived of 150 AD. 2. A Jewish doctor named Samuel ha-Yehudi who lived 150 AD. 3. the Greek father of medicine Hippocrates who lived 400 BC. My question is: in light of the fact that all the information contained in the Koran was already in print by these three doctors, will you retract the argument on Embryology? If not, will you supply one detail revealed in the Koran about Embryology, that was not already revealed or that was new? Muslims claim, that a proof that the Koran was from God is that it contains scientifically accurate information about Embryology, yet in 86:6-7 the Koran says, "man was created from ejected liquid- Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs". This echoes the scientific error of Hippocrates who believed semen originates, from the brain down the spinal chord, before passing through the kidneys and finally out of the body. (Hippocratic Writings, Penguin Classics, 1983, p. 317) My question is: do you reject modern science and believe the Koran when it says sperm originates from the mid-gut section of a man's body. Muslims quote an article written in 1957 by the Jehovah's Witnesses who stated there were 50,000 errors in the translation of the King James version. My question is: Even if this were true, (which of course it is not), how does this prove there is corruption in the original Greek MSS from which the King James version was translated? Muslims claim, that the many different translations of the English Bible will render a single text with many different words and phrases. You said this was proof the Bible is corrupted and that the Koran reads exactly the same way everywhere in the world in Arabic. My question is: Since the many English translations of the Koran also render a single text with many different words, does that proof that the Koran is corrupted? Muslims believe the word Allah was used by Jesus when he hung on the cross. The Bible records that Jesus said "Eli Eli lama sabachthani", but you say Jesus really cried out to Allah and said "Allah, Allah lama sabachthani" My question is: Would you please explain why you would use this argument when you don't believe Jesus ever hung on the cross? And second, since Jesus was quoting Ps 22:1 on the cross, isn't rather unlikely that both the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament are wrong using Eli, a Hebrew word, rather than Allah, an arab word? Muslims chide Christians because the earliest complete copies of the Bible were written 300 years after the originals of the first century. Yet Muslim scholars state the earliest copy of the Koran was written no earlier than 150 years after Muhammad died. My question is: in light of this fact, how could the Koran possibly be better than the Bible and would you please state the name and location and date of the earliest Koran you believe to be in existence? Both the Samarqand MSS is in Tashkent, and the MSS housed in the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul are written in the script style called "Kufic". And not the earlier style known as Ma'il or Mashq. This fact is the reason Muslim scholars date these manuscripts no earlier than 200 years after Muhammad died. My question is: leaving aside blind faith and wishful thinking, what evidence do you supply that these MSS were written any earlier? The British Museum in London has an ancient copy of the Koran written in the Ma'il style of script, but practicing Muslim scholar Martin Lings, who is the former curator for the manuscripts of the British Museum, dates this manuscript at 790 AD. My question is: Apart from just making the claim, what evidence do you supply that this MSS were written any earlier? The text of the Koran in 37:103 reads "they had both submitted their wills (became Muslims)" while the Arabic text of the Tashkent MSS gives the exact opposite meaning, "they did not submitted their wills" (they did NOT become Muslims.) My question is: have you actually read the Tashkent MSS for yourself in this passage and how do you explain this textual variation given your comments on the miracle of the perfect Koran? Qur'an 18:9, makes into real history, the second century myth of 7 Christian youths who were persecuted for their faith and went to sleep in a cave for 300 years and then woke up with no ill effects. In the original myth the hero is a Christian, but in the Koran the hero is a Muslim. My question is: in the absence of any copyright laws when the Koran was written, are you at least prepared to pay compensation to the living relatives of the author of this myth? If not, would you be in favor of going starting up a charity fund to compensate for damages of copyright infringement? Koran 5:116, represents Christians as worshipping Mary which is a historical error. Given the fact that the pagan Arabs did worship Mary's idol in the Kaba, and that history records no group of Christians had ever worshiped Mary at this time, my question is would you please name the sect of Christians who worshiped Mary at the time of Muhammad? Muslim's reject the doctrine of inherited sin of Adam but teach the Immaculate Conception of Mary. The reason the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception was invented was to remove inherited sin. My question is: since you reject the doctrine of inherited sin and believe all men are born without sin, why do Muslim's teach the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary? In Koran 7:125, death by crucifixion is stated to exist at the time of Moses in 1500BC. Yet Encyclopedia Britannica, in harmony with all records of history, reports that crucifixion did not exist any earlier than 500 BC. My question is: to how do you explain this blaring historical error, and do you just disregard the history of the world merely because the Karen says otherwise? Muslim scholar, Tabbarah, said in his book, The Spirit of Islam, "Moslems do not worship the Black Stone, but only show special reverence and veneration for its dignity and they kiss it only after the example of the Prophet and to keep their Covenant with God to obey His Will and avoid His disobedience." (Tabbarah, The Spirit of Islam, p. 173, Muslim). Focusing on Tabbarah's key phrase of showing reverence and veneration to the Black Stone, My question is do you see any difference between the Muslim practice of kissing showing reverence and venerating the Black Stone and the Catholic practice of pope John Paul II kissing the statute of the Virgin Mary with reverence and veneration? Informed Christians know there is no passage and the Koran that says the Bible is lost altered or corrupted. My question is would you please list all the passages you know where the Qur'an says the Bible that was in the hands of the Christians at the time of Muhammad had been corrupted? Muslims will quote Quran 2:79 as a verse where the Koran says the canon of the Bible is corrupted, "Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: "This is from God," to traffic with it for miserable price!" My question is: If this verse refers to the corruption of the Bible, then why did Muhammad command Christians to follow the Bible they possessed in 600 AD in Quran 2:89; 7:157? And is this the only verse in the Koran that says the Bible is corrupt? (see also Quran 2:40-42,126,136,285; 3:3,71,93; 4:47,136; 5:47-51, 69,71-72; 6:91; 10:37,94; 21:7; 29:45,46; 35:31; 46:11) Muslims will quote Jer 8:8 as proof that the Old Testament canon is corrupt, "How can you say, 'We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us'? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes Has made it into a lie" Yet this verse is clearly speaking of the written scribal interpretations of the Bible as Jesus condemned in Mt 15:1-14. Here Jesus accused the Scribes of the same thing regarding washing of hands and Corban, "you invalidate the written word of God for the sake of your tradition." My question is: is this the only text in the Bible where you claim the canon was corrupted? If not quote the other texts. How can Muslims claim there are no textual variations in the Koran, when the Tashkent MSS differs from the modern Egyptian Qur'an in 5 passages: 2:284, 2:283, 3:37, 3:109 and 5:119. The Tashkent MSS uses the word 'Allah' while the modern Egyptian Qur'an, uses the word 'huwa' (the pronoun 'he'). My question is: Which word do you believe are in the "preserved master tablet" and "mother of all books" in heaven? The yearly Passover ritual began the same year it was initiated in the 10th plague and continued uninterrupted for 1500 years. The weekly Lord's supper ritual began the same week that Christ was crucified and has continued ever since for 2000 years. The Islamic rituals just come out of nowhere, 2600 years after Abraham lived. Being as unbiased as you possibly can, My question is: are not the Jewish and Christian rituals more likely to be based on real history since the rituals of Islam that just pop out of nowhere 2600 years later? The "Throw" is a reenactment ritual based upon Abraham and the "Run" is a reenactment ritual based upon Hagar. My question is: Did Adam perform the throw and the Run, and if not exactly when did they become part of Islamic ritual and do you have any actual historical evidence to support such? Given the fact that Isaac Watt, said in his book, Islam and Christianity Today, "By the standards of modern historiography, the crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most certain events in past history" (Watt, Islam and Christianity Today, p. 144). My question is: What historical evidence do you give outside of the Qur'an that Jesus did not die on across? If all Muslim's must reject the crucifixion of Christ based on the Koran and all Christians must reject Muhammad as a prophet based on the Bible, my question is: on exactly what basis do you believe Christianity and Islam are compatible religions? Given the fact that the gospel of Barnabas is the 15th century forgery by Muslims, my question is: why do you quote this document as proof that early Christians denied the crucifixion of Christ and what proof do you offer that it is not a Muslim forgery? Muslim's will quote Yusuf Ali's comment in footnote 663, as proof that the three early Christian sects of Marcion, Docetism, Basilides, denied the crucifixion of Christ. Given the fact the three sects are condemned as false teachers, deceivers and the anti-Christ in six Bible passages (1 John 1:1,14; 2:22; 4:1-3; 5:6; 2 John 7) My question is: on what basis do you claim they are Christian sects and isn't it as much of a misrepresentation for you to quote these Gnostic sects as Christians who deny the crucifixion, as it would be a misrepresentation for Christians to quote the Baha'i faith as proof Muhammad was not the final Prophet? (The holy Qur'an, text, translation and commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. 1872-1952, First published in 1938, 1973 ed., p. 230, footnote 663, commenting on 4:157) The Koran says in 4:157, that God causes someone who looked like Jesus to die on the cross in his place, therefore tricking the apostles of Christ into thinking he was crucified. My question is: how can you escape the fact that the rise of Christianity to the largest religion in the world is ultimately the result of the divine action of Allah? The deity of Jesus is affirmed four times in Hebrews chapter 1. Jesus Christ is called the son of God, worshiped by Angels, called God by the Father and stated to be the creator. Given the fact that you would say that this is a textual corruption of the original gospel message, my question is would you not agree that this corrupted text does indeed call Jesus God? The Islamic religion teaches that Jesus Christ was a practicing Muslim. My question is: is this any less ridiculous than if Christians said Muhammad was a practicing Buddhist? Muslim's claim that Isaiah 42 is a prophecy of Muhammad. Yet Isaiah 53 is one of the foremost prophecies of the crucifixion of Christ in the entire Old Testament. My question is: on what basis do you feel Isaiah 42 is uncorrupted which prophecies Muhammad, but Isaiah 53 is corrupted that prophesies the crucifixion of Christ? My question is: If you feel the Bible is so corrupted, than why do you quote Deut 18:18 and John 16:13 as uncorrupted prophecies of Muhammad's comment in the sixth century AD. Acts 19:23-41 mentions a religion that worshipped the great goddess Artemis and her meteorite which fell down from heaven. Taking note that this religion centered around a meteorite, my question is: is it possible that this is a pagan corruption of the Black Stone and meteorite that fell at the foot of Adam and that at the time of Christ the Black Stone was actually in Ephesus Asia minor? Galatians 1:6-9 Apostle Paul says "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Christ for a different religion. But even if an angel from heaven, should preach to you a different religion, let him be accursed." My question is: Do you think it possible that this is a genuine text from God and he foresaw that both Muhammad and Joseph Smith would be taught a new religion by an angel? Before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls in 1947 the earliest copy of the Old Testament was the Massoretic Text dated at 1000 AD. The dead sea scrolls are dated at 100 B.C. contain 19 copies of Isaiah, 25 copies of Deuteronomy and 30 copies of Psalms that are virtually identical to what we have in our Bible's today. My question is: since you believe the Old Testament was corrupted long before the dead sea scrolls were written in 100 B.C., will you at least admit that there has been no further corruption of the Old Testament since 100 B.C. right down to the present? In Jude 3; 2 Peter 1:3; John 16:13 and 2 Tim 3:16 the Bible is called an all sufficient book with no need for anything else in regards to how we live our lives or worship God. You claim the same thing for the Qur'an. My question is: how can the Qur'an be all sufficient in our worship of Allah, if it does not even mention something as important as praying five times a day and does this not prove that the Koran without the Hadith is like a car without an engine? The Huleatt Manuscript was written in 50 AD and is actually a prayer addressed to Jesus and calls Jesus "God". Therefore, Christians have in their possession archeological inscriptions within 20 years of Christ's resurrection that say he is God. My question is: Do you know of any archeological inscription dated within 100 years of Muhammad's death where he is called a prophet? If so, please name it. The Bible contains over 60 distinct prophecies of Jesus Christ 1000 years before hand. My question is: what is the single most remarkable prophecy that Muhammad made that was fulfilled? Muslim's believe the Bible is corrupted. Yet in Isa 40:22 and three other passages. (Prov 8:27; Amos 9:6 Job 26:10) it says the earth is round and not flat. Job 26:7 says the earth is free-floating in space: "he hangs the earth on nothing." Both these facts are scientifically accurate, and revealed in the Bible long before man discovered it for himself. My question is: Are these passages scientifically accurate corruption's? Muslims proudly quote several passages in the Koran 30:48; 24:43, as scientifically accurate explanations of the hydrologic water cycle. My question is: given the fact the Bible had already fully documented the hydrologic water cycle 1600 before the Koran in Job 36:27-28, and 3 other passages (Eccl 11:3; Job 26:8; Eccl 1:6-7), doesn't this proof Muhammad merely copied the scientific facts of the hydrologic water cycle directly from the Bible?
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Nobody is loosing his/her virginity to devil Op I lost mine to the girl I did it to not the devil thank you. |
PrinceOfLagos:Smile's prince do u stay close to lawal street? Because I stay der too |
Please why do people pay tithe to the church? Am curious because the way pastors are preaching about tithe paying is alarming, one said that the door of blessing will been open to only those people that pay their tithe, Deut26:12 said that we should set our tithes aside and give it to the fatherless, widows, foreigners and the Levitt. Maybe pastors don't read that part of Bible.
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[quote author=afecgivers post=89420311]Igbo Amaka! Though i Iike the amaka because I used to have one like that as a friend. I'm beginning to think! Boko Haram is more civilized than the igbos. Don't ask me why because I'm on the steering. When i pack we will continue... [steering U are getting it wrong sir |
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We fight for a Nation, where the Coal in Enugu, will serve as an energy source and our people shall no longer experience epileptic and ramshackle power supply. We fight for a Nation, where the production of Rice in Abakiliki will be so massive, that Thailand will import from our people. We fight for a Nation, where Aba and Onitsha, will be the World Trade Center. We fight for a Nation where, Palm Fruit Plantation in Mbiama Bayelsa, will produce more Palm Oil and Malaysia will once again import from us.We fight for a nation,where Nnewi will be know for sophisticated automobile production such as aircraft, cars and Japan and the whole world will desire our designs. We fight for a Nation, where our Railway stations will be functional and our Mothers will easily transport their goods to various regions. We fight for a Nation, where Calabar and Igweocha Seaports, will be functional and we shall no longer anchor our Ship in a strange Land. We fight for the restoration of our Nation and she is called #BIAFRA. |
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Under Corporate Social Responsibility, what has MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, and other network providers done to alleviate the sufferings of their esteemed customers in the face of this China virus pandemic lockdown in Nigeria in terms of data/airtime gifting? While many businesses are almost collapsing, network providers appears to be in their boom as customers subscribe more for different services due to the lockdown. I use MTN and what I see are strange deductions and epileptic service delivery. What have your network provider done for you What do suggest they did? |
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YoungPerson:hey don't worry God will provide I pray so, hope u are staying safe? |
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Wake up around 11 or 12 because if I wake up before that hunger will kill me, open my free Facebook, reply chat's, go to Nairaland still free and read the headlines if der is any interesting topic I will comment, den logout, drink garri, sleep till 4 wake up play ludo, cook caftan rice( MTN rice) eat it by 5or6 enter Fb and Nairaland again chat/ comment till 11pm den I will eat d remaining rice and sleep, but while doing all this music is playing Oo, thank God there z steady light here in Ikeja |
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When he won next rated artist, many people criticized him, some were busy saying y not zlatan, some said Joe boy/ fire boy, but u people can see that rema is very high above those niggers? Don jazzy is good same thing happen between rekado banks and lil kesh but later they saw that rekado is a pure talent while lil kesh is just a noise maker |
agulion:the most stupid and jobless youth I know are Yoruba youths, they don't care to work and earn der own money, they are busy shouting " owomida" all over Lagos looking for who to fight for not giving dem money, they are very useless set of people, one wanted to fight me because I didn't give him money for weed, meanwhile I don't smoke weed |
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