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    <dc:creator>KHill@ppmns.org</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2008-11-20T20:18:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kearns Goodwin at Planned Parenthood&#8217;s Celebrate Event]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Way back in a time I like to call &ldquo;Pre&#45;Obama is our President&#45;Elect time,&rdquo; Planned Parenthood hosted a rather large shindig, in which Doris Kearns Goodwin was the keynote speaker..read more HERE.
&#160;&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundWay back in a time I like to call &ldquo;Pre&#45;Obama is our President&#45;Elect time,&rdquo; Planned Parenthood hosted a rather large shindig, in which Doris Kearns Goodwin was the keynote speaker.Yes, I know what you&rsquo;re thinking&#45;&#45;&#45; &ldquo;DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN, AWARD&#45;WINNING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK TEAM OF RIVALS, A BOOK WHICH HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY RELEVANT IN THE ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENT&#45;ELECT OBAMA&rsquo;S CABINET SELECTIONS? THAT DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN?!?!&rdquo;To which I reply&#45;&#45;&#45;yes, THAT Doris Kearns Goodwin.&#160; It&rsquo;s true&#45;&#45; Kearns Goodwin&rsquo;s book, A Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, continues to come up when discussing the apparent conflict between the President&#45;Elect and several of his future cabinet members.&#160; Kearns&#39; field of research is so increasingly relevant that her speech from the Planned Parenthood fundraiser has been featured on MPR not once but twice! &#160;If you weren&rsquo;t able to hear Kearns Goodwin in person, then you should definitely give her speech (excerpted by MPR) a listen./**/How very relevant indeed!]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Men’s programming chooses new angle for rape prevention]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Year after year, educators try to impress upon young women ways to protect themselves from sexual assault: Take self defense classes. Avoid walking alone at night. At a party, never...read more HERE
&#160;  by AnnaWeb CorrespondentPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundYear after year, educators try to impress upon young women ways to protect themselves from sexual assault: Take self defense classes. Avoid walking alone at night. At a party, never accept drinks you didn&rsquo;t mix yourself. But year after year, the rape statistics are frightening: 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be victims of sexual assault during their lifetime. 1 in 4 college women have experienced rape or attempted rape. 60 percent of sexual assaults go unreported.A glance at these stats reveals that something more needs to be done, and some educators are taking the initiative by incorporating a fresh outlook into their programming. The new concept? Focus on men.This approach is all about addressing the cultural problems and perceptions that make rape such a widespread travesty. Rape myths&mdash;misconceptions about what is and is not rape, misconceptions about women&rsquo;s willingness to participate in sex in any situation, and misconceptions about what women are &ldquo;asking for&rdquo; when they dress provocatively, to name a few&mdash;are at the heart of this problem. New programming focuses on dispelling these myths and angles its plea in a new direction by making men potential allies, not potential criminals.An early November article in the Star Tribune, discussing how Minnesota campuses are implementing male&#45;oriented programming, really hit home for me. The article reported that one in five female college students at 14 Minnesota colleges and universities reported experiencing an actual or attempted sexual assault in 2007. Recognizing this as a problem that won&rsquo;t go away without major intervention, &ldquo;schools including the University of Minnesota&#45;Twin Cities, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, and Carleton College are starting men&#39;s groups or have them in place.&rdquo; Men in these programs get together in peer groups, usually with peer educators (students tend to respect other students), to think and talk about all the things that go hand&#45;in&#45;hand with rape. The myths, the objectification, the pop culture and song lyrics that prove pretty derogatory when you stop to think about them&#45;&#45; all of this feeds into a conversation about how women are sexualized in our culture, and how simple actions and attitude changes can help. Just calling their guy friends out on derogatory language or disrespectful treatment, for example, is one way that these college men, and men in general, can work to make sexual assault as socially unacceptable as it ought to be.Organizations are cropping up all over the country that share similar values and try to impart similar knowledge. One in Four and Men Can Stop Rape are just two of the many I came across that are implementing men&rsquo;s programs to facilitate rape prevention. Focusing on peer education and victim empathy, these programs highlight how men can help rather than highlighting their status as potential rapists. How to support female friends who are recouping after a sexual assault experience is one crucial educational element. According to One in Four, 75 percent of &ldquo;high risk&rdquo; men who go through the organization&rsquo;s programming report that they are less likely to commit sexual assault.All of this, of course, comes back to something that isn&rsquo;t just about formal education. It&rsquo;s about the things we learn from everyone and everything around us&mdash;our parents, our friends, the media, our culture. The ultimate goal of these programs, and the ultimate goal of anyone who is concerned about sexual assaults, is to change cultural beliefs about sexuality so that women can enjoy complete respect and safety. Certainly not an overnight process, but programs like these indicate to me that we are on the right track.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues, Minnesota, NorthDakota, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-19T22:27:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lame moves from a Lame Duck]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/lame_moves_from_a_lame_duck/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[While Obama prepares to knock &lsquo;em down, the Bush Administration keeps setting &lsquo;em up.&#160; By &ldquo; &lsquo;em&rdquo; I of course mean, harmful administrative rules...read more HERE.
&#160;&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundWhile Obama prepares to knock &lsquo;em down, the Bush Administration keeps setting &lsquo;em up.&#160; By &ldquo; &lsquo;em&rdquo; I of course mean, harmful administrative rules that only lame duck presidents have the nerve to make.Last week we caught wind that the President&#45;elect Obama is already making plans to rescind the harmful Global Gag Rule. At the same time, we&rsquo;ll likely be hearing later this week from the Bush Administration in regard to another anti&#45;choice rule that would redefine abortion to include they most common forms of birth control.&#160; The effects of this could be extremely far reaching. The Bush administration promised not to release any new rules after November 1st. But here we are on November 17 and it sounds like they may have changed their minds and are going to try sneak this new rule in under the radar.&#160; Please sign the petition and tell President Bush to stop the attack on women&rsquo;s health!]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues, Minnesota, NorthDakota, Politics, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-17T20:45:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[California voters reject proposition for pre&#45;abortion parent notification]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[California has been getting plenty of press this past week for the passage of Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. But November 4 also brought the...read more HERE.
&#160;  by AnnaWeb CorrespondentPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundCalifornia has been getting plenty of press this past week for the passage of Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. But November 4 also brought the rejection by California voters of a measure that, if passed, would have been a major detriment to the reproductive rights movement&mdash;Proposition 4, or Sarah&rsquo;s Law. In other words, we do have cause to celebrate at least on of the decisions that our most populous state made last Tuesday.Proposition 4 called for a &quot;Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor&#39;s Pregnancy&quot;, requiring doctors to inform a minor&rsquo;s parent or guardian of an intended abortion at least 48 hours before the procedure. California citizens voted on two nearly identical propositions in the past, Proposition 73 in 2005 and Proposition 85 in 2006, and rejected both, making this the third time that notification measures have been shot down. It doesn&rsquo;t require an expert to figure out that this proposed legislation was basically a dressed&#45;up attempt to make it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion. Proponents used the ideal of increased family communication to promote the measure, but in reality many teenagers do overcome their fears and tell their parents about the procedure. I&rsquo;m willing to believe that those who don&rsquo;t probably have a good reason&mdash;a young woman might surmise that her parents would force her to reverse a decision she has obviously deemed best for herself. To my mind it is disrespectful to imply that a young woman in this difficult situation would make a rash decision unless forced to include her parents in the dialogue.Just as importantly, some young women are desperate enough to opt for risky alternatives like illegal procedures if it allows them to keep their parents out of the loop, which is exactly why the California Medical Association and the California Nurses Association both spoke out against Proposition 4.One exception that the proposal would have allowed involved notification waivers for young women with abusive parents. As the San Francisco Chronicle explained: &ldquo;A physician could agree to a minor&#39;s request to notify another adult relative if there was evidence of a parent&#39;s physical, sexual or severe emotional abuse &#45; and the doctor reported those allegations to law enforcement or Child Protective Services. The only other exception would be for a medical emergency or if a parent had waived his or her right to notification in advance.&rdquo; My guess is that this process would prove pretty complicated and strenuous for someone who obviously has plenty on her plate already.Upwards of 30 states already have legislation like Proposition 4 in place, requiring parent notification prior to abortion. California, and states like South Dakota, and Colorado, which also defeated anti&#45;choice initiatives, are standing their ground on the abortion issue in general. These rejections, compiled with the election of a president who will actually lend us his support, is a heartening move for the reproductive rights movement.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues, Minnesota, NorthDakota, Politics, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-13T22:16:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passing the Test: Preventing STIs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wouldn&rsquo;t it be nice if we lived in a world free of disease and sexually transmitted infections? Unfortunately this is not the case, so we as a nation&#45;&#45;and a planet&#45;&#45;need to work together to fight STIs. A great way to do this is through prevention....read more HERE.
&#160;KristineWeb CorrespondentPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund &#160;Wouldn&rsquo;t it be nice if we lived in a world free of disease and sexually transmitted infections? Unfortunately this is not the case, so we as a nation&#45;&#45;and a planet&#45;&#45;need to work together to fight STIs. A great way to do this is through prevention. Getting tested greatly discourages the spread of infection and encourages awareness of reproductive health. But when clinics are underfunded it becomes difficult for them to provide this resource. However, it is imperative that such facilities be made available, as there is a much higher chance of STIs becoming widespread if people who are infected are unaware of it. Getting tested also means a likelier chance of seeking treatment.Being informed of one&rsquo;s sexual health is critical. But evidently, many young people today are simply not aware of the consequences that sex can bring. According to a 2003 study on sexual health attitudes of young adults, many are dangerously uninformed when it comes to protecting themselves from disease.&#160; The study, National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults: Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences, reports that:While three quarters of adolescents and young adults say they know at least &quot;something&quot; about STDs and HIV/AIDS and one&#45;quarter say they know &quot;a lot&quot;, half of those surveyed did not know that 25% of sexually active young people contract an STD, and one&#45;third were unaware that people their age account for 50% of all new HIV infections. Between one&#45;fifth and three&#45;fifths of those surveyed do not know the specific complications of certain diseases. One&#45;fifth of young people believe they would simply &quot;know&quot; if someone else had an STD even if they were not tested, and one&#45;sixth believe that STD transmission can only occur when obvious symptoms are present.Dire consequences for our nation&rsquo;s young men and women await if we cannot provide them with adequate sexual health resources.&#160; If we as a nation do not take responsibility for our citizens&rsquo; sexual health, we will certainly be sacrificing a lot.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues, Minnesota, NorthDakota, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-12T14:54:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obama to repeal the Global Gag Rule]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/obama_to_repeal_the_global_gag_rule/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[It there was any doubt in your mind about the importance having a pro&#45;choice president, may I submit this to you...read more HERE. 
&#160;&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundIt there was any doubt in your mind about the importance having a pro&#45;choice president, may I submit this to you:Transition advisers to President&#45;elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues&hellip;&hellip;The new president is also expected to lift a so&#45;called global gag rule barring international family planning groups that receive U.S. aid from counseling women about the availability of abortion, even in countries where the procedure is legal, said Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, he rescinded the Reagan&#45;era regulation, known as the Mexico City policy, but Bush reimposed it.As it stands currently under President Bush, international family planning organizations can choose to cease discussing abortion as an option and therefore continue to receive aid to do other family planning work OR continue discussing abortion and receive zero dollars to provide important preventative work.Consider this: 190 women worldwide will experience an unintended pregnancy every minute. Also consider the fact that about 46 million abortions are performed worldwide annually&mdash;nearly half are unsafe. Every hour, eight women will die as a result of an unsafe abortion.Getting rid of the Global Gag Rule is a big deal&mdash; it means saving women&rsquo;s lives and funding important work that will help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies and STIS. Kudos to President&#45;elect Obama for already planning to repeal this atrocious, ideological, policy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, frontpage, Issues, Politics</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-10T19:36:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: Election Results and their impact on Planned Parenthood]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/podcast_election_results_and_their_impact_on_planned_parenthood/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[By now we all know that Minnesota elected a pro&#45;choice President, but do you know what other pro&#45;choice candidates made the cut? Listen to my interview with Tim Stanley, Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood Minnesota....Click HERE to listen!
&#160;&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundBy now we all know that Minnesota elected a pro&#45;choice President, but do you know what other pro&#45;choice candidates made the cut? Listen to my interview with Tim Stanley, Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund, by using the player below.&#160; You can can also subscribe to our podcast in itunes.In the State House, we held onto our narrow pro&#45;choice majority and gained at least 2 additional pro&#45;family planning seats! Unfortunately, we also lost a few of our strongest supporters; most notably, Ron Erhardt (Edina) lost his re&#45;election bid.&#160; Ron had served Edina for 18 years and was the last pro&#45;choice Republican in the Minnesota House.&#160; &#160;&#160;At the Federal level, we await the results of the U.S. Senate race and are hopeful that a recount will bring victory for Al Franken!&#160; However, several pro&#45;choice candidates were elected to U.S. Congress including Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison and Tim Walz! &#160;&#160;Check out the list of pro&#45;choice candidates that won on Tuesday on the list to the right! &#45;&#45;&#45;&#45;&#45;&#45;&gt;Thanks for voting!!! It really makes a difference!&#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, frontpage, Minnesota, Politics, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-06T19:05:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obama’s election means a bright outlook for Planned Parenthood]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/obamas_election_means_a_bright_outlook_for_planned_parenthood/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[It was definitely a big moment last night when the California polls closed and it became clear that Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. Big for many reasons, and one of them...read more HERE.
&#160;  by AnnaWeb CorrespondentPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundIt was definitely a big moment last night when the California polls closed and it became clear that Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. Big for many reasons, and one of them, for those of us who align ourselves with the ideals of Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights groups, is the realization that 2009 will usher in a new chief executive who has time and time again placed his support behind the same policies that we do.I was prepared to write this blurb no matter what happened last night, and the plan was that if McCain/Palin won I would issue some sort of cry for solidarity in the pro&#45;choice community, which I&rsquo;m sure would have been all the more upsetting for its unmasked disappointment. Luckily, I can instead say wholeheartedly that this election came out our way.Barack Obama is only the second presidential candidate that the Planned Parenthood Action Fund has ever officially endorsed. The organization&rsquo;s support spawned from Obama&rsquo;s ongoing backing of pro&#45;choice legislation, comprehensive sex education, and other reproductive health movements: He acted as honorary chair Planned Parenthood of Chicago&rsquo;s Roe v. Wade celebration in 2005 and sponsored the Freedom of Choice Act, a bill resisting government efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.&#160; He was an original co&#45;sponsor of the Congressional Prevention First Act to ensure that all federally funded education programs include medically accurate contraceptive information. He supports over&#45;the&#45;counter availability of Plan B emergency contraception. And that&rsquo;s the short list.Of course, as Obama said himself in last night&rsquo;s acceptance speech, the work is only beginning. To promote comprehensive sex education in all corners of the country, to protect Roe v. Wade, to ensure that birth control and other forms of contraception are readily available to every woman&mdash;things that Planned Parenthood strives for&mdash;we will have to put forth our dedication and effort for many years to come. Electing a president who agrees with us does not mean we have turned the United States into a country that universally supports our goals.Still, I am willing to believe that Obama&rsquo;s election will be instrumental in removing barriers from our path. Here&rsquo;s to hoping that we soon see the U.S. making the kind of reproductive health progress we&rsquo;ve been working toward.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, frontpage, Minnesota, NorthDakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-05T22:53:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Dakotans Reject Second Abortion Ban]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/south_dakotans_reject_second_abortion_ban/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the second time in two years, South Dakotans have voted down a dangerous and unconstitutional abortion ban...read more HERE
&#160;South Dakotans Reject Second Abortion Ban in Two Years &ndash; Planned Parenthood Calls for End to Divisive Politics &#45; Calls for Meaningful Conversation about Health Care&#160;(Sioux Falls, SD) For the second time in two years, South Dakotans have voted down a dangerous and unconstitutional abortion ban. &ldquo;South Dakotans have affirmed by their votes tonight that no vague law can account for every individual circumstance. And that is precisely why women and families, not the government, should make these personal health care decisions,&rdquo; said Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS).If Initiated Measure 11 had passed, it would have been one of the most restrictive and dangerous bans in recent history. PPMNS, the only provider of abortion care in South Dakota, is committed to protecting the health and safety of women and families. &#160;&ldquo;Tonight, we call on the opposition to stop the relentless attack against women&rsquo;s health and safety and work toward a common sense, compassionate solution that will prevent unintended pregnancy and the reduce the need for abortion. We call on them to respect the voters of South Dakota and put politics aside to work for the good of women and families throughout the state,&rdquo; said Stoesz.The full text of the ban along can be found here: http://www.sdhealthyfamilies.org/pages/downloads/]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues, Minnesota, NorthDakota, PressReleases, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-05T05:35:01-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elect Pro&#45;Choice Candidates Today!!!]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/elect_pro_choice_candidates_today/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today is finally Election Day! We are so close to electing Barack Obama, a candidate who has a long and consistent record for standing up for women&#39;s health care. He has been a leader..read more HERE.
&#160;&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundToday is finally Election Day! We are so close to electing Barack Obama, a candidate who has a long and consistent record of standing up for women&#39;s health care. He has been a leader in improving access to quality health care for women, strongly supports and vows&#160; to protect a woman&#39;s right to choose, and supports investing in prevention programs that help prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortion.We need Obama to undo all the damage the Bush Administration has done to women&rsquo;s health worldwide. We need Obama to increase access to family planning and fund medically accurate, responsible sex education. And we need Obama to appoint judges who believe strongly in upholding the law of the land, Roe v. Wade.But if we want to enact common sense policies like Barack Obama supports, then we need to elect pro&#45;choice candidates all the way up and down the ticket!!Minnesotans, we need to elect Al Franken for Senator. Norm Coleman is in the pocket of special interests, has a terrible record on women&rsquo;s health, and will toe the line of anti&#45;choice hardliners. Al Franken, on the other hand, is not taking any money from the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.&#160;&#160; Franken has won the endorsement of the Planned Parenthood Action fund because he&rsquo;s committed to making sure that we ALL have access to affordable, high&#45;quality health care, INCLUDING reproductive health care. We need Franken in Washington to look out for best interests of Minnesotans!Minnesotans&#45;&#45; check out our Pro&#45;Choice Voter Guide to find out which federal and state candidates in your area are endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund!For more info on other federally endorsed candidates, click HERE.Visit the MN, ND, or SD Secretary of State Page for more info on voting laws in your state!Please Vote!&#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, frontpage, Minnesota, Politics</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-04T16:54:00-06:00</dc:date>
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