FREEDOM. Core value for me. And such a little tricky word for so many, 'cause it's easy to misinterpret its meaning. It's also "funny" to think about the freedom now when most of the world is in quarantine due to the pandemic...
So what exactly is the freedom? Simply said: freedom is to be whatever the hell who you are, where you are, at any given moment. No matter the trends, mainstream things, social rules, all those "musts/do's and don'ts". That means: to love man or woman (yes no matter your own gender), to be vegan or carnivore, to love dogs or snakes, to lift weights or do yoga, to choose your own religion or be atheist, to love luxury or not to care about branded things, to work from home or surrounded by dozens of co-workers, to have kids or cats, to love silence or loud music... Or anything between those defined things. Because it just feels right, not because you care about what other people will say or how they will see your choice. It means to hear that little wise voice inside of you (also called intuition) that we so successfully learned to shut down, and to follow its guidance. To be the grandest, the biggest, the strongest, the best you can be, because that's how you serve the world.
Most people associate freedom with money and they are so wrong. Yes more money can give you the freedom to enhance and up-level your life, but only if you already have some direction and wholesome personality (or at least you work on it). It will never be enough to compensate the lack of the same. It's not about the external material things, it's about the felling that certain things awake in us.
Preferring freedom doesn't mean being irresponsible or immature. Rebellious yes, in a certain way, but only if your life choices don't hurt physically/emotionally others (to be clear: their true self not their ego!). When you accept to be all that you are, you instantly accept other people exactly the way they are. They don't bug you, they don't bother you, you're cool with them no matter how different they are...
Personally I could speak/write for days about freedom and its meaning, but you also came here to read some inspiring quotes. So let yourself be inspired by the words you'll see below, and feel the new level of freedom!
SLOBODA. Vrednost koju cenim iznad svega. I pomalo zeznuta rec, zato sto je lako pobrkati tj. pogresno protumaciti njeno znacenje. Takodje je "zabavno" razmisljati o slobodi sad kada je vecina sveta u karantinu zbog pandemije...
Pa sta je zapravo sloboda? Jednostavno receno: sloboda je biti sve sto jesi, tu gde jesi, u svakom trenutku. Bez obzira na trendove, mejnstrim stvari, socijalna pravila, sva ona "smeti/morati i ne smeti". To znaci: voleti muskarce ili zene (da, bez obzira na vas licni pol), biti vegetarijanac ili "carnivore" (tj. jesti samo meso), voleti pse ili zmije, dizati tegove ili raditi jogu, izabrati religiju ili biti ateist, voleti luksuz ili ne mariti za brendirane stvari, raditi od kuce ili biti okruzen desetinama saradnika, imati decu ili macke, voleti tisinu ili glasnu muziku… Ili bilo sta izmedju ovih definisanih stvari. Zato sto je osecaj ispravan, ne zato sto vas je briga sta ce drugi reci ili kako ce videti vas izbor. Znaci cuti onaj mali mudri glas u nama (takodje zvan intuicija) koji smo uspesno naucili da zakopavamo, i da pratimo njegove direkcije. Znaci biti najgrandiozniji, najveci, najsnazniji, najbolji sto mozemo biti, jer tako sluzimo ovom svetu.
Vecina ljudi asocira slobodu sa novcem, i skroz grese. Da, vise novca vam moze dati slobodu da unapredite i upotpunite svoj zivot, ali samo kada vec imate neki pravac i kada ste celovita osoba (ili barem radite na tome). Ali novac nikada nece biti dovoljan da kompenzuje nedostatak istih. Zato sto se ne radi o spoljasnjim materijalnim stvarima, radi se o osecaju koji te stvari bude u nama...
Preferirati slobodu ne znaci biti neodgovoran ili nezreo. Buntovnik mozda, u odredjenom smislu, ali samo ako vas zivotni izbor ne povredjuje druge fizicki ili emotivno (da rascistimo: njihovu istinu a ne ego). Kada prihvatite da budete sve sto jeste, momentalno prihvatate i druge ljude takvi kakvi jesu. Ne smaraju vas, ne smetaju vam, prosto ste ok sa svima ma koliko drugaciji bili…
Ja bih licno mogla danima da pricam i pisem na temu slobode, ali vi ste ovde dosli i da procitate neke inspirativne citate, za ne? Tako da vas sada pustam da se inspirisete recima u nastavku, i da osetite novi nivo slobode u svom zivotu!
"The secret to happiness is freedom. And the secret to freedom is courage."
"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle. Some things are within your control. And some things are not." (Epictetus)
"Freedom is being yourself without permission."
"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." (JFK)
"And then there is the most dangerous risk of all- the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later." (Randy Komisar)
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline." (Mortimer J. Adler)
"The meaning of happiness consists in three elements: freedom, gratitude and the sense of wonder." (Alan Watts)
"It's not the money I'm after. It's the freedom. My goal is to live the life on my own terms."
"Freedom isn't what we are looking for. It's what we already are deep inside."
"Many will choose the stability of slavery over the uncertainty of freedom."
"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." (Hans Christian Anderson)
"Sometimes you have to loose your mind to find your freedom."
"You don't give up freedom in relationship. You gain the freedom to be your best self." (Evan Marc Katz)
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." (Abraham Lincoln)
"Freedom is not about the size of your cage or power of your wings or non-attachment to a person or a thing. Freedom is about being so truly, madly and deeply attached to your own soul that you can't bear, if only for a moment, a life that doesn't honour it." (Andrea Balt)
"I prefer dangerous freedom to peaceful slavery." (Thomas Jefferson)
"The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free." (Steve Maraboli)
"Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning."
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." (Stephen Covey)
"Integrity gives you freedom because you have nothing to fear since you have nothing to hide."
"Freedom comes when you are able to be as you are and allow others to be as they are." (Abraham Hicks)
"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom." (Soren Kier)
"You come home, make some tea, sit down in your armchair, and all around there's silence. Everyone decides for themselves whether that's loneliness or freedom."
"Measure your success by the growth of your freedom." (Yung Pueblo)
"Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery." (Wayne Dyer)
"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom." (Bob Dylan)
"Freedom is actually a bigger game than power. Power is about what you can control. Freedom is about what you unleash." (Harriet Ruben)
"Tame birds sing of freedom. Free birds fly." (John Lenon)
"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." (Albert Einstein)
"Freedom lies in being bold." (Robert Frost)
"There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask "What if I fall?". Oh but my darling, what if you fly?" (Erin Hansen)
"It is much harder to live a life of freedom and self-rule than to be ruled by others." (Mordechai Kaplan)
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According to my Pinterest analytics, blog post "How many diapers does a newborn baby need (0-3 months)?" has a lot of views. Since it was/is helpful, I wanted to share another one. Babies grow super fast, so this time we'll speak about how many diapers your 3-6 months old baby needs!
I love sharing easier/simpler/faster ways of living, doing, being. I actually have a need to... not everything needs to be so complicated. Plus I believe certain preparation helps you to optimize your time, it gives you some kind of control, and (let's not lie) human beings loveeee control. Personally I couldn't care less about controlling things/people/life, but I'm all about flow, efficiency, freedom and reducing stress. Just imagine, as a new mom, how easier in general (especially during these corona-virus quarantine days) your life would be if you are prepared with some baby essentials?!
Sudeci prema Pinterest analitici, blog post "Koliko pelena treba novorodjencetu (0-3 meseca)?" ima dosta pregleda. S obzirom da je bio od pomoci, htela sam da podelim jos jedan. Bebe rastu izuzetno brzo, tako da cemo ovog puta pricati koliko pelena treba bebi staroj 3-6 meseca!
Volim da delim jednostavnije/brze nacine zivljenja, radjenja, bitisanja. Zapravo imam unutrasnju potrebu za tim… ne treba sve da bude komplikovano. Plus verujem da odredjena spremnost pomaze kod optimizacije vremena, daje vam jednu vrstu kontrole, a (da se ne lazemo) ljudska bica voleeee kontrolu. Licno mene bas briga za kontrolu, ali sam zato veliki pobornik protoka, efikasnosti, slobode i smanjenja stresa. Zamislite samo, koliko bi generalno jednostavniji bio zivot novoj mami (narocito tokom danasnjeg korona-virus karantina), da je opremljena neophodnim stvarima za bebu?
Lets' get back to the subject. So how many diapers needs a 3-6 months old baby? Around 550! Mine needed 563. Yours might need much less or more, but this can be a good starting point. Of course a lot depends on baby's size/weight. My boy has above average height, and proportional weight. For reference I'm gonna give you his monthly measurements. 3 months old: 6.700gr/63.5cm; 4 months old: 7.340gr/65.5cm; 5 months old: 7.690gr/70cm. He continues to grow like a mushroom...
That's it, I truly hope this article will be helpful to new moms. Btw I stopped counting my baby's diapers after 6th month, there's no point, he's gonna wear size 4 for quite some time...:)
Nego da se mi vratimo na temu. Dakle koliko pelena je potrebno 3-6 meseca staroj bebi? Oko 550! Mojoj je trebalo 563. Vasoj moze biti potrebno manje ili vise, ali ovo je dobar start. Naravno mnogo toga zavisi od bebine velicine/tezine. Moj deckic ima visinu iznad proseka, i proporcionalnu tezinu. Cisto radi komparacije, dacu vam njegove mesecne mere. 3 meseca star: 6.700gr/63.5cm; 4 meseca star: 7.340gr/65.5.cm; 5 meseci star: 7.690gr/70cm. I nastavlja da raste kao pecurkica...
To je to, iskreno se nadam da ce ovaj clanak pomoci novim mamama. Inace prestala sam da brojim pelene nakon 6-og meseca jer nema poente, noiscemo velicinu 4 jos nekoliko meseci…:)
To je to, iskreno se nadam da ce ovaj clanak pomoci novim mamama. Inace prestala sam da brojim pelene nakon 6-og meseca jer nema poente, noiscemo velicinu 4 jos nekoliko meseci…:)
There's one "positive" thing (there are more positive things for me, but we won't talk about it right now) that people can learn during this global corona-virus epidemic. That is to value more travel, vacations, nature, landscapes. To appreciate more the freedom of movement. These are the things that most people take for granted. Also we get to feel again the inestimable power of silence, peace, balance...
For example, that feeling like "the time has stopped", I experienced during my short stay on Koufonisia island. When you feel there's only you and nature, when you hear the sounds of waves, sounds of birds. To sit in a bar by the sea at night, where commercial lamps are replaced with candles on the tables, starry skies and the full moon glow. Where the cars don't pass non-stop so the air is clean. Here you can fully feel that chillout vibe which became a luxury nowadays...
Of course in the peak-season it's a bit different. This small island known as Mykonos island heir, which covers only 26km², is crowded with people. That's why I prefer to travel off-season when you can enjoy the charm and natural beauty of a place without distractions, crowds and noises. See below all the breathtaking locations which you must see if you decide to visit Koufonisia!
Postoji jedna "pozitivna" stvar (za mene vise pozitivnih stvari, ali necemo sad o tome) koju ljudi mogu da nauce tokom ove globalne korona-virus epidemije. To je da vise vrednuju putovanja, odmore, prirodu, pejsaze… Da vise cene slobodu kretanja. To su stvari koje vecina ljudi uzima "zdravo za gotovo". Takodje nanovo se moze upoznati i osetiti neprocenjiva moc tisine, spokoja, mira, balansa...
Eto recimo taj osecaj "kao da je vreme stalo" sam dozivela tokom kratkog boravka na ostrvu Kufonisija. Osecaj da postojite samo ti i priroda, da cujes zvuke talasa, zvuke ptica. Da sedis uvece u kaficu pored mora, gde su komercijalne svetiljke zamenjene svecama na stolovima, zvezdanim nebom i sjajem punog meseca. Gde ne prolaze non-stop automobili pa je vazduh cist... Tu mozes da u potpunosti osetis, u danasnje vreme luksuzni, chillout vibe...
Naravno u spicu sezone stvar je pomalo drugacija. Ovo malo ostrvo koje nazivaju naslednikom Mikonosa, i koje zahvata svega 26km², je krcato ljudima. Zato ja vise volim da putujem van sezone, kada mozes da uzivas u carima i prirodnoj lepoti mesta bez ometanja, guzve i buke. Pogledajte u nastavku sve lokacije koje oduzimaju dah i koje morate posetiti ako se nadjete na ostrvu Kufonisija!
Gala beach
exploring charming Koufonisia island - read here
Koufonisia island travel photos
Koufonisia beaches travel video
Kufonisija plaze travel video
So many things changed lately, in our lives, in the world. Corona virus break made us all stay at home more (I won't speak about virus at all at this point). My life in that sense hasn't changed so much, I'm in the self-quarantine (willingly) from the moment I gave birth.:) I just reduced my movement even more (for example going to supermarket once per week). Just like I wrote this morning on Instagram, it's easy to be scared/fearful/overwhelmed/angry but we need to raise our vibration, it's for the greater good. We need to stay positive, open minded, strong, courageous, responsible. This is our chance to upgrade ourselves, our lives, systems we're living in... Step by step, day by day....
Toliko se stvari promenilo u poslednje vreme, u nasim zivotima, u citavom svetu. Korona virus nas tera da ostanemo vise kuci (necu ni zapocinjati pricu o virusu ovog trenutka). Moj zivot u tom konkretnom smislu se nije nesto preterano promenio, ja sam u samo-izolaciji (dobrovoljno) od trenutka kad sam se porodila.:) Sad sam samo ogranicila jos vise svoje kretanje (recimo idem u supermarket jedanput nedeljno). Kao sto sam jutros napisala na Instagramu, jako je lako da budemo uplaseni/negativni/besni ali potrebno je da podignemo svoju vibraciju na visi nivo, za svacije dobro. Moramo ostati pozitivni, otvorenog uma, jaki, hrabri, odgovorni. Ovo je nasa prilika da izdignemo sebe, svoje zivote, sisteme u kojima zivimo… Korak po korak, dan po dan...
my 4 months old boy :)
moj deckic star 4 meseca :)
"Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere..." (Anais Nin)
"Sada vise nego ikada uvidjam da nikada necu biti zadovoljna sedecim nacinom zivotom, da ce me uvek proganjati misli o suncanim mestima nedge drugde..." (Anais Nin)
"Sada vise nego ikada uvidjam da nikada necu biti zadovoljna sedecim nacinom zivotom, da ce me uvek proganjati misli o suncanim mestima nedge drugde..." (Anais Nin)
If you weren’t that sweet, I’d already be on sedatives!:D
Da nisi tako sladak, vec bih bila na sedativima!:D
Da nisi tako sladak, vec bih bila na sedativima!:D
matching outfits :)
slazu nam se outfiti :)
Trying on the shoes with a baby in the carrier? Done... Result: two new pairs of booties...
Isprobavanje cipela sa bebom u nosiljci? Uradjeno! Rezultat: dva para novih cizmica...
Isprobavanje cipela sa bebom u nosiljci? Uradjeno! Rezultat: dva para novih cizmica...
Weekend vibes, smell of fresh coffee and magnificent view! Life is made of small details, you just need to learn to appreciate them... (location: Plastira lake)
Vikend, miris sveze kafe i predivan pogled! Zivot je sacinjen od malih detalja, treba samo da naucimo da ih cenimo... (lokacija: Plastira jezero)
Plastira lake
Plastira jezero
Weekend activities with my little family...
Vikend aktivnosti sa mojom malom porodicom...
Vikend aktivnosti sa mojom malom porodicom...
This photo was taken a few years ago. Not so many things changed since then (except of being new mum), and that's the worst part. Stagnation is such a silent killer; it keeps you stuck, unmotivated, depressed, angry, There's no new energy, no freedom, no flow. I was never afraid of the changes, especially big ones. Yet somehow during the last decade I was stagnating, sadly. Every time I stagnate it means I subconsciously want to fit in... I no longer want to fit in. In any way. New decade started with one big change... and that's the beginning of a new cycle... cycle of flow, cycle of freedom!
2020 is going to be all about feeling ALIVE and FREE! That’s my personal aim, that’s how I want to feel this year. I want to build a lifestyle that supports those feelings, by tweaking some small things each day, step by step. It all starts from the inside...
2020 is going to be all about feeling ALIVE and FREE! That’s my personal aim, that’s how I want to feel this year. I want to build a lifestyle that supports those feelings, by tweaking some small things each day, step by step. It all starts from the inside...
p.s. Visit my Instagram account for more lifestyle photos...
Uvodna slika je nastala pre par godina. Malo stvari se promenilo od tada (izuzev sto sam postala mama), i to je "najgori" deo. Stagnacija je tihi ubica; cini da se osecamo zarobljeni, nemotivisani, depresivni, besni. Ne postoji nova energija, sloboda, protok. Ja se nikad nisam plasila promena, narocito ne velikih. Ali nekako tokom prethodne decenije pocela sam da stagniram, na svu zalost. Svaki put kada stagniram to znaci da podsvesno zelim da se "uklopim"... Sto vise ne zelim. Ni na koji nacin. Nova decenija je pocela sa jednom velikom promenom… I to je pocetak novog ciklusa… ciklusa protoka, ciklusa slobode!
Fokus 2020-te godine je na osecaju ZIVOSTI i SLOBODE! To je moj licni cilj, tako zelim da se osecam u ovoj godini. Zelim da izgradim stil zivota koji podrzava ova osecanja, menjanjem nekih malih stvari svakodnevno, korak po korak. Sve pocinje iznutra...
p.s. Posetite moj Instagram nalog za vise lifestyle fotografija...
p.s. Posetite moj Instagram nalog za vise lifestyle fotografija...
3 months old sugar <3
secer od 3 meseca <3
New Year's Eve outfit :D
novogodisnji outfit :D
location: Paros island
lokacija: Paros ostrvo
2 months old here ;)
ovde imamo 2 meseca ;)
luxury haircare: "Orofluido" beauty shampoo and hair mask with 3 natural oils
luksuzna nega kose: "Orofluido" beauty sampon i maska za kosu sa 3 prirodna ulja
We like stripes, they look good on us :D
Svidjaju nam se prugice, i dobro nam stoje!:D
Apparently I became a pro at "how to feel exhausted and look glowy".:)
"Kako se osecati iscrpljeno a izgledati blistavo", ocigledno sam postala ekspert na tom polju.:)
Vacation, summer, sun, sea.. that’s what I have on my mind these days... (location: Mykonos)
Odmor, leto, more, sunce... jedino mi to na umu ovih dana... (lokacija: Mikonos)
How many diapers does a newborn need (0-3 months)? Read here!
Koliko pelena treba novorodjencetu (0-3 meseca)? Procitajte ovde!
How many diapers does a newborn need? That's the exact question I googled while I was pregnant. And I got no clear answer. Which pissed me off. But it also made me super ready to start to count how many diapers my baby needs so I can (maybe) help someone who seeks the same answer.
Why I even wanted to know "how many diapers a newborn needs"? Because I wanted to be prepared, at least for the beginning so I don't have to think about diapers. New mom's brain is like "scrambled eggs" sometimes, especially if you have no help (which happens to be my case). So any kind of preparation for the first baby saves you not only time but it also reduces the amount of stress which you're gonna definitely have each day. Also every month here at Greek supermarkets they have discounts for some kind of diapers. Since, as a new parent, you're going to give a small fortune on diapers, why not save some bucks if you can?
Koliko pelena treba novorodjencetu? Tacno to pitanje sam ukucala u Google pretragu dok sam bila trudna. I naravno nisam dobila precizan odgovor. Sto me je izivciralo. Ali u isto vreme i ucinilo spremnom da pocnem sama da brojim koliko pelena treba mojoj bebi, ne bih li mozda pomogla nekom ko trazi isti odgovor.
Zasto sam uopste htela sa saznam odgovor na pitanje "koliko pelena treba novorodjencetu"? Zato sto sam zelela da budem pripremljena, barem na pocetku, da ne moram da mislim na pelene. Mozak nove mame je kao "kajgana" ponekad, narocito ako nemate pomoc sa strane (sto se zadesilo da bude moj slucaj). Tako da bilo koja vrsta pripreme za prvu bebu ne pomaze samo kod ustede vremena vec i smanjenja stresa sto je neizbezni propratni detalj svakodnevnice. Takodje ovde u Grckoj svakog meseca u supermarketima imaju neke pelene na snizenju. S obzirom da cete kao novi roditelj dati malo bogatstvo na pelene, zasto ne ustediti neki dinar (za dodatne sitnice) ako vec mozete?
I started buying diapers when I was 5 months pregnant. Not in huge quantities, but each month I bought a few packs. In different sizes, from size 1 until size 4. Most of the diapers are/were Pampers "Premium care" line. I also took regular Pampers, and diapers from Greek brands Babylino and Agnotis. Of course I had to buy few packs more, but not in the rush, what I had was absolutely perfect as a base.
Here's the breakdown of the exact amount of diapers I used for my baby, from the 4th day when we got home from the hospital until the day he was 3 months old. For the reference, my boy was born 52cm and 3.450gr, which was average baby size, yet he grew quite fast over the next two months. One month old he was 58cm and 3.700gr, 2 months old 60cm and 5.900gr, and 3 months old 63.5cm and 6.700gr.
Pocela sam da kupujem pelene kad sam bila 5 meseci trudna. Ne u velikim kolicinama, ali svakog meseca sam kupovala po par pakovanja. U razlicitim velicinama, od velicine 1 do velicine 4. Vecina pelena je bila Pampers "Premium care" linija. Uzela sam i regularne Pampers pelene, kao i pelene grckih brendova Babylino i Agnotis. Naravno da sam morala da dokupim par pakovanja (ne u zurbi), ali ono sto sam imala je bila apsolutno savrsena baza.
Evo pregleda tacne kolicine pelena koje je moja beba iskoristila, od cetvrtog dana kada smo dosli kuci iz porodilista pa sve do dana kada je napunio 3 meseca. Radi poredjenja, moj decko je rodjen tezak 3.450gr i dug 52cm, sto je osrednja velicina bebe, ali je u naredna dva meseca poprilicno porastao. Mesec dana star bio je 58cm i 3.700gr, 2 meseca star 60cm i 5.900gr, 3 meseca star 63.5cm i 6.700gr.
So how many diapers exactly my baby boy needed during the first 3 months? 620! 288 diapers size 1, 206 diapers size 2 and 126 diapers size 3 (check the graphics above for details).
Keep in mind that there are some diapers which you can use in between, depending from the brand. For example before passing on Pampers "Premium care" size 2 (4-9kg) I used Babylino diapers size 2 which is for 3-6kg.
Of course, it all depends from case to case. Some baby will pee and poop more, some less; some baby will poop as soon as you change the diaper... In general they say you need around 8 diapers per day, but I never rely on general opinion, nor you should. Each baby is a story for itself...
There you have, I hope I helped someone with this post and specific answer. If there's something else connected to motherhood you would like to know/read, feel free to contact me...
Dakle koliko je mojoj bebi trebalo pelena tokom prva tri meseca? 620! 288 pelena velicine broj 1, 206 pelena velicine broj 2 i 126 pelena velicine broj 3 (pogledajte graficki pregled na slici iznad za detalje).
Imajte na umu da neke pelene mozete da koristite tokom prelaska sa velicine na velicinu, u zavisnosti od brenda. Na primer, pre prelaska na Pampers "Premium care" broj 2 za 4-9kg, ja sam koristila Babylino pelene broj 2 za 3-6kg.
Naravno da broj pelena zavisi od bebe do bebe. Neka beba vise piski i kaki, neka manje; neka beba ce se ukakiti cim joj promenite pelenu… Generalno kazu da je oko 8 pelena dnevno prosecan broj, ali ja se licno nikad ne oslanjam na generalno misljenje, nemojte ni vi. Svaka beba je prica za sebe...
Eto nadam se da su ovaj post i konkretan odgovor bili nekom od pomoc. Ako postoji jos nesto vezano za majcinstvo sto biste zeleli da znate/procitate, slobodno me kontaktirajte...
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