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December 2011 Issue 43

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Fresh Every DayThis month we are

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Inside this month: Christmas Lights, Hoole CE School, Marathon success, Dad’s tribute

to tragic daughter, local news, gardening and what’s on.



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HOOLE looks amaing now it isbedecked in Christmas lights. We’relucky to have the best suburbanshopping in Chester, with its ownunique identity supporting lots of small shops. So please make the

most of what we have here and shoplocally this Christmas! You can seepictures on pages 25-27 of the bigswitch on.

Also in this edition, there’s newsof how pupils from Hoole CESchool set up their own hippo trail,Jenny Beyer’s New York Marathonexertions and the poignant tale of Dave O’Brien’s bid to raise funds for

Claire House Hospice following thetragic death of his daughter Libby.

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PoLiCE are appealng fr wtnesses fllwng an assault near Hle n Tuesday 8th Nvember.

At arund 4.30pm n Tuesday 8th Nvember, the vctm, wh s a 41-year-ld lcal man, was

nvlved n an altercatn wth three ther men when he was assaulted and receved three cuts t

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He receved treatment at the Cuntess f Chester hsptal and was dscharged later that

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DOzENS of daling hippos have sprung

up around Hoole – and intrepid pupils

from Hoole Church of England Primary

School have been asked to track themdown!

The schl’s PTA has nce agan partnered

wth lcal busnesses t launch a fun tral,

whch wll see a ttal f 51 premses n and

arund Hle dsplayng brghtly clured

paper hpps desgned by pupls.

A map f where the numbered hpps can

be fund was gven t the schl’s pupls.

All they had to do was ll in an entry form by

matchng the unque number f each Hppt ts busness lcatn and then be entered

nt a prze draw t wn the pprtunty t

help swtch n Hle’s Chrstmas lghts

last mnth. The Tral was pen t anyne

vstng Hle busnesses and cpes f the

tral lst and map can be fund n Mr Fruty

and Del-vert, Faulkner Street.

The Hpp Tral was devsed by Hle PTA,

whch s keen t supprt lcal busnesses

fllwng the schl’s hugely successful

summer far, and ther events, whch have

rased thusands f punds fr schl

funds.

PTA char Paula Nrrs sad: “once

agan we were bwled ver by the hugegenersty f ur lcal cmmunty when

t came t supprtng schl events,

partcularly the summer far.

“As wth the Hlephant tral last year

we were keen t get chldren, parents

and carers supprtng ur brllant lcal

businesses in return – the trail encourages

them t vst dverse premses all ver Hle

and get t knw them.”

Head f Hle CE Prmary, Cheryl Waltn,sad: “Last year’s Hlephant Tral was

nspratnal! The chldren are delghted

wth the 2011 Hpps, t s a fantastc way f

cnnectng Hle CE Prmary wth ur lcal

cmmunty.”

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HOOLE’S intrepid runner Jenny Beyer

has returned from America where she

competed in the New York City Marathon.

Jenny cmpleted t n 4 hurs and 43

mnutes and s busy cllectng spnsrshp

fr her chsen cause, the RSPCA.

“it was a fantastc way t see the fantastccty! We ran thrugh the fur brughs,

Brklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the

Brnx. There were 47,000 runners s the

atmsphere was amazng,” sad Jenny.

“T cngratulate myself fr cmpletng i

went t watch the Ln Kng n Bradway

wth my parents as they came wth me t

New Yrk t cheer me n! Even thugh they

ddn’t spt me because f all the peple!

The crwds were amazng thugh andcheered us n cnstantly!”

As fr the run tself, Jenny admtted that

she ddn’t really take n all the sghts as she

was t busy cncentratng n the race!

“i was really pleased t see Central Park

as that was where the race nished! It was

a beautful day fr runnng and i fund the

rute really enjyable! i remember twards

the end f the race t was gettng qute tugh

and i ntced a runners T-shrt sad “pan stemprary, prudness s frever”. i thught

that was brllant and t spurred me n t

keep runnng fr the whle race!”

Jenny s takng Chrstmas ff frm her

runnng exertns but s already lnng up

new challenges next year. Earler n the

year she clmbed Mt Klmanjar and ran the

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HooLE’S Dave o’Bren s hpng t rase

lts f cash fr the chldren’s hspce where

hs yung daughter tragcally ded.

Sme peple clmb a muntan; swm the

channel; walk the length f the cuntry t

rase mney fr a charty that s clse t

ther heart. Challenges that push them tthe lmt. Maybe because f a ddgy knee

r a busy famly lfe but als because f hs

regular scable alchl cnsumptn, Dave

has gven up the bze fr the whle f

2011 n ad f Clare Huse.

Hs daughter Lbby was dagnsed wth

Ewng’s Sarcma cancer aged 16 mnths

n Aprl 2008. Fllwng a year f therapyand numerus surgcal nterventns t was

establshed that the cancer was

ncurable.

Lbby ded at Clare Huse

Chldren’s Hspce n 15th August

2009 aged tw years, eght mnths

and eght days. Havng spent a

famly respte weekend at Clare

Huse n May 2009 they decded

that they wanted t be at ClareHuse fr Lbby’s end f lfe care.

Ungtta

“The care shwn t Lbby durng

her last eght days was nthng

shrt f excellent,” sad Dave.

“But much mre than that was the

care shwn t us all as a famly

durng what was an extremely

dstressng tme. The mstmprtant aspect f ths tme was

that Lbby’s medcal needs were

cmpletely taken care, ths allwed

my wfe Pp, sn Ben and i the

unfrgettable pprtunty t be

nthng mre than her Mummy,

Brther and Daddy.”

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Dave O’Brien is raising funds for Claire House where his late daughter Libby spent

her fnal days.

the Wrral hspce n Lbby’s memry. He

has already rased well ver £13,000 but s

cmmtted t d mre.

He started hs alchl ban n the strke

f mdnght n January 1st and wn’t be

tuchng a drp untl next year.

Nw Ya’s ev

“What yu have t knw s that ths s the

year f a trp t Cape Twn, my annual

Dubln tur, many party nvtatns, the

Ryal weddng and nt frgettng my 40th

brthday celebratns,” sad Dave.

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Coping withChristmasLifestyle column with Hoole’s transformational

coach and money magnet Marite-Claire Carlyle

….ad Cha aga!Dd ou cog?

Have you already stocked up with the cupboard basics , chosen your Christmas decorations and bought most of your presents? No, me neither!

Its crazy isn’t it? We know that it happens every year and yet for most of us Christmas suddenly seems to be on us and we nd that ,once again,there is little time to get everything done thatneeds to be done, on top of our everyday lives.Then we start to grumble about everything thatneeds doing and the fact that the shops werealready displaying Christmas items in October orhow our sister is so annoyingly more organizedthan we are…etc etc and we lose sight of the fun

and joy of Christmas, amidst the piles of garish wrapping paper and plastic shopping bags.

This can be how we live our lives. Caught up with the minutia of everyday chores and gettingour jobs done, it is easy to become so busy that we miss out on the very celebration of life; of what it means to be alive and how it feels to be brimming with so much joy and happiness thatevery day feels like the most precious blessing.

At one of the busiest times of year I invite you

to create space for you and your family. Thisdoesn’t simply mean allocating more time in your diary but it means being fully attentive with the people you love. You may be rushingin from the shops with a load of shopping and your partner needs your attention. Put downthe shopping and really be with them. Givethem your full attention. If something is urgent,(maybe you want to get the frozen stuff into the

freezer rst!) then acknowledge their requestand let them know, really know for certain,that they will have your full attention in twominutes…and keep your word. Be fully attentiveand with them within the two minutes or within whatever time you promised them.

empty yu had

To slow down enough so that you can actually stop and be fully with another person is goingto take three things : trust and planning and willingness. You have to be able to trust that, one way or another, everything will get done. It may not be exactly as you would like it to be done butit will get done. Can you let go of your need forperfection?

The trick is to empty your head into your diary where you schedule everything that needs doing.Then once you know that its all covered you can be totally present in the moment that you share with another.

Finally why would you be willing to make theeffort? Why would you want to have enoughspace in your life to actually stop and really listen to someone else? Well that’s the easy question. When you are fully with another

person , whoever they are, you will discover thelove that lls in all the cracks in your life. When you give up your busyness, you will discoverhow connected you are to everyone else. When you slow down long enough to listen , you willuncover the true miracle that is your life. Trustme and try it this Christmas…you may just havethe time of your life!

Happy Christmas!

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DeCeMber ColoUrGArDeninG By JAnet HeAtH

DeCemBer a qu o a wh h ll colou h gadad h a o bow olag h doa au. i pobl, o dg ou gad oha h a aa o

w colou vblo a qul ud

wdow ad alo ah ac o h

hou. th wll gv ou o chgcolou h dpho w.

Cyclamen have lovely marbled green leaves whichcontrast well with the goldenand green foliage of evergreenshrubs such as Elaeagnus xebbingei Limelight or the

yellow leaved Choisyaternata Sundance. Plantsome around the shrubfor winter interest andadd some small daffodilsand crocuses for colourin February. Enjoy the

beauty of frost on the leavesof plants such as the robustpurple leaved Heucheras,holly or the indestructible

Euphorbia robbiae.

If you want scent in winter I recommend the winter box, Sarcococcahookeriana or confusa

varieties. Theseunassuming little shrubshave evergreen foliage andhighly scented tiny whiteowers in winter so put a

couple near your door or in an

enclosed spot and you will be rewarded withscent in January or February. The evergreenshrub Skimmia japonica also has slightly fragrant owers, owers over winter and will

tolerate almost any position in sunor shade.

Jobs to do in Decemberinclude digging over the vegetable bed and adding

a layer of organic matter

on the surface of the soilto rot down over winter.I would also recommendthat you mulch the ower

borders in winter. Use well rotted manure, or

rotted green waste which can be bought from garden centres

or your local recyclingcentre. Put a layer about

2ins deep around all your

plants. This will act as a blanket keeping the soilfurther down, unfrozenduring freezing

weather. Many plants were killed last winter

because their roots werefrozen for long periods of

time and a layer of mulchcan help protect the more

tender plants.Prune overgrown shrubs whilst the leaves are

off the plants and youcan see the old andnew growth. Plant out

bare rooted trees orroses once they arrive,

provided the soil is notfrozen.

Janet Heath, Garden Mentor Tel 01244 318258 www.gardenmentor.co.uk



Let there be light!

Many hundreds of people turned

out for the Hoole Christmas lightsswitch on last month. The lights look

fantastic, illuminating Faulkner Street

and Charles Street. There were lots of

stalls and shops open selling festive

items and youngsters visited Santa’s

grotto - in the beer garden of the Royal

Oak!

More pictures on the following pages




Catherine Riley, her son

Bailey, David Graham

as Santa, Jason Owen

and Belinda Ranasingh

outside Baked, on

Charles Street

Hoole CE School pupil

Jordan and his mum

Michelle with Father

Christmas. Jordan was

given the honour of

switching on the lights

after winning the school’s

Hippo Trail competition.



The Songsmiths, from St Werburgh’s

and St Columba’s School, entertainedthe crowds with their singing.

Right: Jacob in Santa’s grotto

Dimitreus Payne, Carrots the Clown and

Iwan Davies.



reseArCH ha vald ha 85% o popl ag wh ha ha ‘Cha hould b calld Cha bcau w

a ll a Cha cou’. But it also shows that only 12% of adults know the facts of the Christmasstory in any detail. So, if we Christians really want to keep Christmasfocused on Christ, we must constantly re-tell the story of his birth in ways which engage positively with the public’s interest.

This year I have come across have a very simple but dramatic idea. Tore-set the nativity in modern professions and high street fashions.Shepherds become cycle couriers and plasterers. Wise men aresuccessful entrepreneurs and their gifts are iconic ‘treasures’ of modern culture: a Swarovski crystal perfume bottle, a Faberge egg and a

replica Damian Hirst skull. All are ‘sharply dressed’. But the traditionalnativity arrangement is unchanged, with Jesus as its clear focus. And themessage is compelling: ‘However you dress it up.... Christmas Starts withChrist’. It’s the meeting of Christianity and high street consumerism, withChrist in the middle.

Many people today do not have even a basic grasp of the facts of theChristmas Story, whilst conversely for many Christians it has become sofamiliar that it is hard for us to experience it afresh. This year I want to invite into the dramatic eventsand stories around the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. With the help of the ‘The Christmas Experience’, thestory will be told in real-time, you can follow the dramatic last week of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection

with a series of free messages via text, email or twitter. All this will start on 19th December and reach adramatic climax on Christmas Day a week later, the amazing Christmas story will unfold by telling thestory in an ‘as-it-happens’ way from the perspective of the Bible characters, be it Mary & Joseph, the innkeeper or the shepherds sent in 30 messages to your phone, smart-phone or computer. Each messageis sent at the time the events would have happened as if from observers witnessing the story 2000 yearsago. To get involved throughout the week follow me on twitter _andyglover and/or visit the HooleBaptist Church facebook page and you’ll nd me details of how to follow the story, so come and join me in what is the most amazing week in human history!

H Hool i would alo lk o v o a v pcal Cha Caol svc, Caol

h Pak. th wll ak plac o suda Dcb 18h a 7p ad wll b hld hnaow Cou Pak bhd h Hool Cou C. This will be followed by coffeeand mince pies in the Hoole Lighthouse Centre. What makes this a special event is that it will be part of a World Record Attempt, we are churches and individuals up and down the country who will take part inan attempt to smash the current World Record for the largest number of people singing carols togetheracross multiple locations. Altogether we need 15,000 people to join in for 15-mins of carolling, to includeSilent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful , O little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Maybe here in Hoole we could gather 200 of us to be a part of this amazing World Recordattempt and get ourselves in the Guinness Book of World Records for 2012!! What don’t you pop alongand get involved….

Finally may I wish you all and very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and during this Christmasseason, may you be blessed with the spirit of the season, which is peace, the gladness of the season, whichis hope, and the heart of the season, which is love.

merry CHristmAs

Andy Glover has lived inHoole with his wife Sue

for 22 years. Andy beganat Hoole Baptist Church,on Westminster Road,as Youth Pastor, before becoming the Pastor andnow Team Leader.

By tHe reV AnDy GLOVer



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A Sants Chuch and CntHoole Road, Hoole, Chester. CH2 3Hz

Sunday

9am: Hly Cmmunn

10.45am Mrnng Prase (nc 1st All Age

Wrshp; 2nd & 5th Hly Cmmunn)

6.30pm Evenng Prase ( 1st & 3rd Hly

Cmmunn)6pm: Franks (14-18 yr lds)

Monday

10am: Mns Tddler Grup

1pm: Dnkes (fr parents & babes under 1)

7pm: Chester Phlharmnc orchestra

6pm: Zumba

Tuesday

9.30am, 12nn, 6.15pm & 7pm:

Slmmng Wrld

10am: Café @ All Sants

5pm: Ranbws

Wednesday

9.45am: Bble Study Fellwshp fr the

benet of people in the community.

5pm: Pathnders Club Night

6.30pm: Arabc Dance

Thursday

2.30pm: Senr Resdents7.30pm: B-it Theatre Cmpany

7.15pm: Alpha Curse

Friday

10am: Mns Tddler Grup

Saturday

9.30am: B-it Theatre Cmpany

Fr further detals cntact the church

mnster: Rev Jhn Krkland

Ofce: Tel: 01244 322056

Email: [email protected]: www.allsantshle.rg

H Untd rmd ChuchHle Rad, Hle, Chester CH2 3NT

Sunday

10.30am Mrnng Wrshp (3rd Sunday

Hly Cmmunn)

Monday

12.15pm: Lunchen Club

5pm: Ranbws

6.15-7.15pm: Cubs

8pm: Keep Ft

Tuesday

8pm: Wmen’s Frendshp Grup(Frtnghtly)

Wednesday

5.15-6.15pm & 6.30-7.30pm: Beavers

6.15-7.45: Cubs

7.30-9pm: Scuts (every ther week)

Thursday

10am: Men’s Fellwshp

2.30pm: Lades Fellwshp

Friday7.30pm: Play Readng (as arranged)

Saturday

Ramblers Trp (1st Saturday f the mnth)

Scal Trps (as arranged)

Fr further detals cntact the Church

Secretary: 01244 349130

WHAT’S ON AT YOUR LOCAL

Churches are not just used on a Sunday, they

are a focal point for community life, with

youth clubs, Scouts, keep ft, slimming clubs

and toddlers groups meeting there



CHURCHES IN HOOLE

H baptst ChuchHoole Lighthouse Centre, Westminster

Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3AUSunday

10.30am: Mrnng Celebratn n Hle

Cmmunty Centre

10.30am: Pulse - Church wth a heart fr the

famly (1st Sunday each mnth)

Monday

5.30pm: SoDA Club - Dads & chldren

(schl years 1&2) (1st Mnday each mnth)

7.45pm: CAP Mney Management Curse – please contact us for exact details of this 3

week curse

Wednesday

9.30am & 1.30pm: Hltts Tddler Grup

Thursday

5.30pm: Trackers Yuth Club (schl yrs 3-6)

7.15pm: Alpha Curse

7.30pm: D’Bz Yuth Club (Schl years 7-9)

7.30pm: Base Camp Yuth Grup (Schl

years 10-13)Friday

4pm: D’Bz Cffee Bar

8pm: D’Bz Yuth Club (Schl years 9 &

abve)

Saturday

10am: Wh Let the Dads out - Tddler Grup

(1st Saturday each mnth)

10am: Crssway Clts Ftball Cachng

(schl years 3-6)

11.10am: Crssway Clts Ftball Cachng(schl years 7-11)


mnster: Rev Andy Glver

Ofce:Tel: 01244 312037

Email:[email protected]

Webste www.hbc.rg.uk

Hamtn Stt

Mthdst ChuchHamilton Street, Hoole, CH2 3JG

www.hoolemethodistchurch.org.uk

Sunday

10.30am: Mrnng Wrshp

7.45pm: Chester Male Vce Chr

Monday Evening

Craft Club, cntact Alsn Nlan n

Chester 347305 fr detals

Tuesday Evening

Lades Crcle, 7.45-9pm, every 2nd and

4th Tuesdays f the mnth. Cntact Jll

Armtage n 300528 fr detals

Thursday Morning

Stay’n’Play, 10,00am tl 11.30am, turn up

and enjy

Friday Evening

Chr Fellwshp, 7.30pm tl 9pm, all

welcme, turn up t sng, cntact Jhn

Evans n Chester 674878

Saturday Morning

Chester Ty Lbrary, 10am tl 11.30am,

cme t brrw tys and have a cup f

tea/cffee wth teacakes r tast, cntact

Sally Banks n Chester 311019

Plus Regular Concerts. Contact JohnEvans on Chester 674878


mnster: Rev Paul Taylr

Ofce:Tel: 01244 321950

Emal: [email protected]



REGULAR events at the New Scene Live Youth New Scene building,Newton Lane, Chester

Lve! (a small charty) establshed n 1993, enables chldren, yung peple and yung adults f all

abltes t becme actve and valued ctzens. The Lve! rgansatn ffers pprtuntes fr these

chldren and yung peple t nteract wth ther peers, have fun and feel valued. Actvtes seek t

address individual specic needs and provide opportunities for personal development in positive

lfe and scal sklls.

Rms can be hred durng the daytme emal : [email protected]

Stp fr a refreshng drnk durng yu walk r cycle rde - At the mment the café s pen n

Mndays frm 11 tll 2 (sh) and then agan n Thursday mrnngs frm 10.30 tll abut 12.30. if there was a call fr t thugh, t culd pen at ther tmes Mnday t Frday.

The evenngs are busy wth the fllwng actvtes -

Monday and Tuesday – Dance Intension, 5 till 9 on Monday and 4 till 6.30 on Tuesday. Dance

ncludes Ballet, Tap and Streetdance. Age vares (apprx 7 t 18 years) Fr further nf please rng

Rachel n 07969835011 r emal [email protected]

Tuesday, 7 till 9.30pm – Deva Flamenco. Flamenco dance group. For further info please contact

Chrstne Stcktn n 01244 383293 r emal: [email protected]

Wednesdays, 4 till 7.30 – Dramania. Drama, dance and music group for children and young

peple aged 7 t 18 years. Further nf s avalable frm Bryan Pvey n 0151 3568655 r emal:

[email protected]

Thursday, 3.30 till 5.30pm – MIMO(Miss it Miss Out) Youth/after school club for children and

yung peple aged 10 t 15 years, wth and wthut dsabltes. Fr further nf please cntact

Karen n 01244 320479 r emal: [email protected]

Thursday, 7 till 9pm – The Next Event. Social skills group for young adults with learning

difculties aged 18 to 25 years. For further info please contact Kathy on 01244 320479 or email:

[email protected]

Friday, 7 till pm – Friday Night Live! Youth club for young people with and without disabilities aged

13 – 19 years. For further info please contact Karen on 01244 320479 or email:

[email protected] Bodyburn 10am-11am: burns fat/calories and improves tness

Bodytone 11am-12: tones and rms your body

cntact: 07779 061825 r [email protected]

Saturday, 11 till 1.30pm – GCSE Dance. Please contact New Scene Youth Centre (01244

320479) fr further nfrmatn.

Saturday, 2 tll 5pm - Dramana [email protected]

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS

NEWTON

HOOLE

If you have a regular event that you would like listing here for freethen please get in touch. 350398 / [email protected]

Slimming World

At County Ofcers,

Plas Newtn Lane,

Tel. 01244 536 754

on Wednesdays at

9.30am, 5.30pm and

7.00pm.

Newton Pre-school

(Durng Term Tme)

Mn-Thur 9am-3pm

Fr 9am-12nn at Newtn

Schl, Kngsway West

Tel. 01244 314271

Plas Newton WI

The Wmen’s insttute

meetng s held 3rd

Wednesday f each mnth

at 7.30pm n St Mchael’s

Church Hall, vstrs

welcmed.

Hoole Lawn Tennis Club

Faireld Road, Hoole

Senior Club Nights:

Mnday and Thursday evenngs

startng at 6pm (only nvted Junrs are

permtted t play at these tmes.)

Ladies Mornings:

Wednesday Mrnngs(10am - 12pm)

American Tournaments:

2nd Sunday f the mnth May t

September (2pm)

Junior Club Nights

(All sessns FREE fr members)

Frday evenngs Aprl t September

nclusve

Schl years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pmSchl Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm

www.hooleltc.hitssports.com

Art Society

H.A.R.A Centre

Westmnster Rad, Hle

Meets each Thursday frm 10am t 2pm

at the ld grls schl

Hoole Library

91 Hle Rad, Chester

Tel: 347401

Opening hours:

Mnday : 2-7pm; Tuesday : 2-5pm

Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm

Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm

Hoole Community Centre

Westmnster RadTel 01244 342741

Yoga

Dru Yga Class: Wednesdays 1.30-

2.30pm. ideal fr all ages, shapes and

szes. £5 a sessn. Fr nfrmatn

cntact Mary n 319509 r

[email protected]

Hoole Allotments

Prces: £36 (full plt) £18 (half)

Cncessns: £18 (full plt) £9 (half)

Fr vacances cntact:

[email protected]

Tel: 402223



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