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class="clearfix"> <div id="content">  <div class="sub-title">Archive: April 2008</div> <div class="post-wrap masonrycontainer">  <div class="masonr"> <div class="post post-101 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-art category-grownup-books tag-art tag-blue tag-books tag-color tag-michel-pastoureau tag-pastoureau">   <div class="clear"></div> <div class="frame"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/" title="Blue: History of a Color">Blue: History of a Color</a></h2> <div class="title-meta"> <span><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by jackie" rel="author">jackie</a></span> <span><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/">April 30, 2008</a></span> <span class="categories"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/art/" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/reading-2/grownup-books/" rel="category tag">Grownup Books</a></span> <span class="tags"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/art/" rel="tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/blue/" rel="tag">blue</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/books/" rel="tag">books</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/color/" rel="tag">color</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/michel-pastoureau/" rel="tag">michel pastoureau</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/pastoureau/" rel="tag">pastoureau</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/blue.gif"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-102" title="Blue" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/blue-290x300.gif" alt="" width="290" height="300" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/blue-290x300.gif 290w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/blue.gif 300w" sizes="(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px" /></a>I am fascinated by color theory, an area which I have always considered my one strength as an artist and a crafty person. Blue is my favorite color, and <a title="Blue" href="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-History-Color-Michel-Pastoureau/dp/0691090505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209434191&sr=1-1">this book</a> by Michel Pastoureau is not only amazing to look at but great fun to read. If you’re like me and have any interest in the social and physical histories of everyday things, you might like this one.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/" class="more-link">Read more on Blue: History of a Color…</a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="bar"> <div class="share">  <a class="share-twitter" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/home?status=Blue: History of a Color - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/','twitter','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Blue: History of a Color - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/" title="Blue: History of a Color" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>  <a class="share-facebook" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/','facebook','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/" title="Blue: History of a Color" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="share-google" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/" onclick="window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/','gplusshare','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a> <a onClick="MyWindow=window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/blue-history-of-a-color/&media=&description=Blue: History of a Color','MyWindow','width=600,height=400'); return false;" style="cursor:pointer;" target="_blank" id="pinterest-share"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="masonr"> <div class="post post-105 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-grownup-books category-interwebs tag-austen tag-books tag-jane-austen tag-men tag-persuasion">   <div class="clear"></div> <div class="frame"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/" title="The Men of Austen">The Men of Austen</a></h2> <div class="title-meta"> <span><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by jackie" rel="author">jackie</a></span> <span><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/">April 30, 2008</a></span> <span class="categories"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/reading-2/grownup-books/" rel="category tag">Grownup Books</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/interwebs/" rel="category tag">Interwebs</a></span> <span class="tags"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/austen/" rel="tag">austen</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/books/" rel="tag">books</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/jane-austen/" rel="tag">jane austen</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/men/" rel="tag">men</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/persuasion/" rel="tag">persuasion</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frederick.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-107" alt="Rupert Penry-Jones" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frederick.jpg" width="440" height="293" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frederick.jpg 440w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frederick-300x199.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" /></a></p> <p>PBS created <a title="Men of Austen" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/menofausten.html">The Men of Austen website</a> with “online dating profiles” of all the Jane Austen heroes. I don’t know why it amuses me so much, but it does. I love Austen’s novels and the movies. I think I’d have to say I’m in the Frederick Wentworth camp.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/" class="more-link">Read more on The Men of Austen…</a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="bar"> <div class="share">  <a class="share-twitter" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/home?status=The Men of Austen - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/','twitter','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=The Men of Austen - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/" title="The Men of Austen" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>  <a class="share-facebook" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/','facebook','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/" title="The Men of Austen" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="share-google" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/" onclick="window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/','gplusshare','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a> <a onClick="MyWindow=window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/30/the-men-of-austen/&media=&description=The Men of Austen','MyWindow','width=600,height=400'); return false;" style="cursor:pointer;" target="_blank" id="pinterest-share"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="masonr"> <div class="post post-109 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-childrens-programs category-crafts tag-april tag-crafts tag-girls-club tag-girls tag-high-school-musical tag-pens tag-programs tag-saturday tag-sculpey-pens">   <div class="clear"></div> <div class="frame"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/" title="Girl’s Club Pajama Party">Girl’s Club Pajama Party</a></h2> <div class="title-meta"> <span><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by jackie" rel="author">jackie</a></span> <span><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/">April 29, 2008</a></span> <span class="categories"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/working/childrens-programs/" rel="category tag">Children's Programs</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/making/crafts/" rel="category tag">Crafts</a></span> <span class="tags"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/april/" rel="tag">april</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/crafts/" rel="tag">Crafts</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/girls-club/" rel="tag">girl's club</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/girls/" rel="tag">girls</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/high-school-musical/" rel="tag">high school musical</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/pens/" rel="tag">pens</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/programs/" rel="tag">programs</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/saturday/" rel="tag">saturday</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/sculpey-pens/" rel="tag">sculpey pens</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_2394.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-116" title="pens" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_2394-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>About a month ago, a much beloved children’s librarian left our staff to move to D.C. I took over a few of her regular programs, including the monthly Girl’s Club for girls ages 8-12. One Monday a month the girls gather to watch a movie, have a snack, and make a craft. This beloved librarian had also thrown the girls a Saturday pajama party twice a year.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/" class="more-link">Read more on Girl’s Club Pajama Party…</a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="bar"> <div class="share">  <a class="share-twitter" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/home?status=Girl’s Club Pajama Party - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/','twitter','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Girl’s Club Pajama Party - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/" title="Girl’s Club Pajama Party" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>  <a class="share-facebook" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/','facebook','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/" title="Girl’s Club Pajama Party" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="share-google" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/" onclick="window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/','gplusshare','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a> <a onClick="MyWindow=window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/girls-club-pajama-party/&media=&description=Girl’s Club Pajama Party','MyWindow','width=600,height=400'); return false;" style="cursor:pointer;" target="_blank" id="pinterest-share"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="masonr"> <div class="post post-12684 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crafts category-totally-random">   <a class="featured-image" href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/" title="Sculpey Clay Pen How-To"><img width="565" height="424" src="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_2395.jpg" class="attachment-medium-image size-medium-image wp-post-image" alt="" /></a> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="frame"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/" title="Sculpey Clay Pen How-To">Sculpey Clay Pen How-To</a></h2> <div class="title-meta"> <span><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by jackie" rel="author">jackie</a></span> <span><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/">April 29, 2008</a></span> <span class="categories"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/making/crafts/" rel="category tag">Crafts</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/totally-random/" rel="category tag">Totally Random</a></span> <span class="tags"></span> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_2395.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-117" alt="img_2395" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_2395.jpg" width="600" height="450" /></a></p> <p>Making these colorful pens is pretty easy, and I’ve done this craft with groups of various ages. I first made these pens as an RA in college when my boss had us make them in a staff meeting. I’ve been stealing this super fun idea ever since. You’ll need pens, various colors of Sculpey clay, pliers, baking sheets, something to cut the clay, and an oven.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/" class="more-link">Read more on Sculpey Clay Pen How-To…</a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="bar"> <div class="share">  <a class="share-twitter" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/home?status=Sculpey Clay Pen How-To - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/','twitter','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Sculpey Clay Pen How-To - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/" title="Sculpey Clay Pen How-To" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>  <a class="share-facebook" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/','facebook','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/" title="Sculpey Clay Pen How-To" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="share-google" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/" onclick="window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/','gplusshare','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a> <a onClick="MyWindow=window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/29/sculpey-clay-pen-how-to/&media=https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_2395.jpg&description=Sculpey Clay Pen How-To','MyWindow','width=600,height=400'); return false;" style="cursor:pointer;" target="_blank" id="pinterest-share"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="masonr"> <div class="post post-96 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-food category-grownup-books category-home tag-books tag-food tag-giada tag-giada-de-laurentiis tag-lasagna tag-recipes">   <div class="clear"></div> <div class="frame"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/" title="Lasagna Rolls">Lasagna Rolls</a></h2> <div class="title-meta"> <span><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by jackie" rel="author">jackie</a></span> <span><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/">April 28, 2008</a></span> <span class="categories"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/eating-stuff/food/" rel="category tag">Food</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/reading-2/grownup-books/" rel="category tag">Grownup Books</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/family-life/home/" rel="category tag">Home</a></span> <span class="tags"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/books/" rel="tag">books</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/food/" rel="tag">Food</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/giada/" rel="tag">giada</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/giada-de-laurentiis/" rel="tag">giada de laurentiis</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/lasagna/" rel="tag">lasagna</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/recipes/" rel="tag">recipes</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_0046.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-98" alt="Lasagna Rolls" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/img_0046.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p>There is no more delicious a combination on earth than the trifecta of pasta, tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese. This recipe, from Giada de Laurentiis’s <em><a title="Giada's Family Dinners" href="http://www.amazon.com/Giadas-Family-Dinners-Giada-Laurentiis/dp/030723827X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209433552&sr=1-1">Giada’s Family Dinners</a>,</em> is just awesome. I love to cook and I love lasagne, but I often find it a little overwhelming. So many different recipes to choose from, the choice of straight ricotta and tomato sauce (southern Italian) or bechamel and bolognese (northern Italian), the messiness of trying to serve it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/giada.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-100" title="Giada\'s Family Dinners" alt="" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/giada-235x300.jpg" width="235" height="300" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/giada-235x300.jpg 235w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/giada.jpg 392w" sizes="(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px" /></a>As a Brit, Adam grew up on the northern Italian variety. As an American, I grew up on the southern Italian variety. This recipe combines the best of both, throws in prosciutto, and makes the whole thing easier to cut and serve. I love it, but like with any lasagna be prepared to spend quite a while making it. Once or twice a month I make my own tomato sauce and freeze it. As it happened, today I had to make more sauce. Plus I made bechamel. It took almost 3 hours to put this dish together, including tomato sauce time. I wouldn’t normally make this on a weeknight, but I was home sick today and completely bored by late afternoon. And now we have lunches for the rest of the week.</p> <p>UPDATE 6/8/08: Here is the actual recipe for these lasagna rolls:</p> <p> <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/#more-96" class="more-link">Read more on Lasagna Rolls…</a></p> </div> </div>  <div class="bar"> <div class="share">  <a class="share-twitter" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/home?status=Lasagna Rolls - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/','twitter','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Lasagna Rolls - https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/" title="Lasagna Rolls" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>  <a class="share-facebook" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/','facebook','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;" href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/" title="Lasagna Rolls" target="blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="share-google" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/" onclick="window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/','gplusshare','width=450,height=300,left='+(screen.availWidth/2-375)+',top='+(screen.availHeight/2-150)+'');return false;"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a> <a onClick="MyWindow=window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.jackiereeve.com/2008/04/28/lasagna-rolls/&media=&description=Lasagna Rolls','MyWindow','width=600,height=400'); return false;" style="cursor:pointer;" target="_blank" id="pinterest-share"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <a href="#" id="load-more" rel="year=2008&monthnum=4" >Load More</a>  </div>   </div> <div id="footer" class="clearfix"> <div class="footer-inner"> <div class="clear"></div> <p class="copyright">I've worked hard on everything here, including the photos. 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