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<title>NEWS - New software developed to help architects reduce unwanted noise in buildings</title>
<description><![CDATA[New soundmapping software developed by researchers in Cardiff Wales UK can help architects to design buildings with rooms that are specifically engineered to filter out background noise]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/new_software_developed_to_help_architects_reduce_unwanted_noise_in_buildings</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - New European organisation to coordinate European computing grids</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new organisation aims to support the development of cuttingedge collaborative scientific computing in Europe The European Grid Initiative EGI will allow scientists from across the continent to collaborate effectively by sharing computers]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/new_european_organisation_to_coordinate_european_computing_grids</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - European Commission unveils nominations for European Inventor Awards</title>
<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has released the shortlist of nominations for the 2010 European Inventor Award The award although purely symbolic is a recognition of those inventors who have attempted to overcome the challenges faced by modern society
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/european_commission_unveils_nominations_for_european_inventor_awards</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - Helga Nowotny appointed as new ERC President</title>
<description><![CDATA[The European Research Council has appointed a new President after Fotis Kafatos the first President of the council stepped down from the post at the beginning of 2010 The role has now been appointed to former vicepresident Helga Nowotny who takes up the position as of March 1st 2010
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/helga_nowotny_appointed_as_new_erc_president</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - US company develops ultraefficient gas engine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Transonic Combustion a startup company based in Texas USA has developed a car fuelinjection system that is capable of improving gasoline engine efficiency by over fifty per cent]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/us_company_develops_ultra_efficient_gas_engine</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - EMBL exploring previously underestimated properties of bacteria in human gut</title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL are investigating the microbial genes in the human gut the presence of which at 33 million are now being shown to outnumber previous estimates ]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/embl_exploring_previously_underestimated_properties_of_bacteria_in_human_gut</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - EU project to identify optimum moment for energy consumption</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new European project ENERsip intends to improve the control of energy usage by the consumer by balancing energy saving methods with comfort levels based on user demand
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/eu_project_to_identify_optimum_moment_for_energy_consumption</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - ESA making plans for the future of European space exploration</title>
<description><![CDATA[The ESA have announced a set of candidates for future space exploration missions The three chosen projects include investigation into dark stars the mysterious nature of the sun and habitable planets around other stars
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/esa_making_plans_for_the_future_of_european_space_exploration</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - European project to develop renewable energy and biobased strategies in the forestry sector</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new project funded by the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme FP7 intends to bring together a host of European countries to develop research agendas and action plans in relation to renewable energy biobased products and sustainable construction within the forestry industry]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/european_project_to_develop_renewable_energy_and_bio_based_strategies_in_the_forestry_sector</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - UK researchers introduce nonflying mosquito in bid to stop dengue fever</title>
<description><![CDATA[A team of researchers from the UK and US have engineered a new species of female mosquito that are unable to fly in the hope of halting the spread of dengue fever virus The virus which causes influenzalike symptoms is rampant in over a hundred regions of the world  including Australia Asia and South America
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/uk_researchers_introduce_non_flying_mosquito_in_bid_to_stop_dengue_fever</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Research breakthroughs for cleaning products</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nurturing the highest class of researchers the BIOSEAL project is developing new and improved detergent products through ongoing research efforts The new products developed are proving more effective more efficient and they also address environmental concerns according to Johan Smets]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/research_breakthroughs_for_cleaning_products</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Adapting the politics for  climate change strategy</title>
<description><![CDATA[While efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions continue it is widely accepted that some level of climate change is inevitable even if binding limits are set Political actors at every level have a role to play in developing adaptation strategies says Carina Keskitalo of Umea University]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/adapting_the_politics_for_climate_change_strategy</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - The evolution and vulnerable nature of carbon sinks</title>
<description><![CDATA[While it is predicted that the biosphere will continue sequestering carbon in the first half of this century uncertainty remains over the likely impact of climate variability on the carbon cycle We spoke to Dr Markus Reichstein about his work assessing soil carbon vulnerability]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/the_evolution_and_vulnerable_nature_of_carbon_sinks</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - How the colon protects itself with a mucus layer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Professor Gunnar C Hansson and his team have discovered an inner mucus layer in the colon that acts as a protective shield against all the commensal bacteria a discovery that has implications for colon inflammation as in the disease ulcerative colitis]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/how_the_colon_protects_itself_with_a_mucus_layer</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Wireless Sensor Networks The greatest invention since the Internet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Although a relatively young technology the potential of wireless sensor networks is encouraging intense research focus Future systems are likely to require both small nodes and a high density of deployment making efficiency and adaptability crucial to further development says Professor Anders Rydberg]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/wireless_sensor_networks_the_greatest_invention_since_the_internet</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Climate secrets beneath the sea</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Earth cooled rapidly at the EoceneOligocene climate transition leading to the formation of the Antarctic icecap However the extent of climatic change in the northern hemisphere during this early Cenozoic greenhousetoicehouse transition is unclear Dr Helen Coxall looks into this]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/climate_secrets_beneath_the_sea</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - New approach needed for teaching maths and science</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jo Boaler a Marie Curie Professor for Mathematics Education explains how ALL children should and can be encouraged to enjoy and participate in the neglected subjects that are key to education and for making societal progress namely maths and science  subjects many find boring and daunting]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/new_approach_needed_for_teaching_maths_and_science</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Cycles of the Sun</title>
<description><![CDATA[The magnetic fields and behaviour of the sun have long fascinated astrophysicists Sunspot observations theoretical models and computer simulations can provide important insights into solar behaviour says Professor Axel Brandenburg who expands on developing an accurate model of the solar dynamo]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/cycles_of_the_sun</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Optimising the European Biorefinery processes</title>
<description><![CDATA[The use of biomass for fuel chemicals materials and a range of products will make it a major contributor to European sustainable development But first Europe has to nurture an infrastructure of cooperation to create effective biorefinery processes explains Franck Dumeignil]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/optimising_the_european_bio_refinery_processes</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Tracking and tracing cattle movements with GPS collars</title>
<description><![CDATA[The OTAG project is dedicated to extensive beef production It has worked on the design of a system that monitors cattles through their environment via electronic collars in order to manage the spread of diseases and to optimise pasture use says Dominique Didelot]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/tracking_and_tracing_cattle_movements_with_gps_collars</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Time to invest in Europes bioclean tech delta</title>
<description><![CDATA[Today the global megatrends of food security energy security global climate change and sustainability command the attention of nations worldwide  Confronting these challenges will test political systems drive policy and stress international relations]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/time_to_invest_in_europe_s_bio_clean_tech_delta</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - New algorithm holds promise for earthquake prediction</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Haiti earthquake was a truly appalling tragedy and it is little wonder that the United Nations has described it as the worst humanitarian disaster it has faced in its history  The 2010 earthquake follows several earlier ones including in 1751 1770 1842 and 1946 which have struck the island of Hispaniola the tenth most populous island in the world which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republican]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/new_algorithm_holds_promise_for_earthquake_prediction</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Beyond Copenhagen subnational solutions are now key</title>
<description><![CDATA[The nonlegally binding deal agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen among the US China Brazil South Africa and India has brought to a conclusion what has proved an extraordinarily complex set of negotiations The outcome has been criticised on numerous grounds and in US President Barack Obamas own words We have much further to go]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/beyond_copenhagen_sub_national_solutions_are_now_key</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Surely scientific research can solve the conundrum of losing talented women</title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite many years of slow progress young women do not enter many of the science disciplines notably physics mathematics and engineering in anything like equal numbers with men]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/surely_scientific_research_can_solve_the_conundrum_of_losing_talented_women</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Inequality in science a problem of sexual politics or pure economics</title>
<description><![CDATA[There is a series of problems that women scientists must face at different stages of their lives The first of these happens in school when the sexual stereotyping of schoolgirls makes it more difficult for them to choose sciences certainly the physical sciences as the teaching and curriculum dont seem to be directly related to life and the time and space scales are very different]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/inequality_in_science_a_problem_of_sexual_politics_or_pure_economics</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Is European innovation meeting users needs</title>
<description><![CDATA[These days everybody is talking about the brand new iPad from Apple For some time now it seems that the world stopped waiting for innovation except for that coming from Apple or Google My first thought when I saw Google Wave was it has been conceived and developed within the timeframe of a standard European project Can you imagine TV News or Radio News from all over Europe opening with the results of a European project No way]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/is_european_innovation_meeting_users_needs</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Innovation in SMEs is the heart of development</title>
<description><![CDATA[From the Lisbon Strategy in 2000 to the European Year in 2009 innovation has become one of the most recurring themes in the European policy debate Everybody agrees that it must be further promoted if Europe is serious about fostering its economic growth and catching up with its main competitors But do we really know what innovation is]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/innovation_in_smes_is_the_heart_of_development</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Politics and the corruption of science</title>
<description><![CDATA[In Issue 12 of Projects magazine Professor John Beddington the UK Governments Chief Scientific Adviser argued that science should lead political policy Soon after his article was published a row broke out in the media after science and politics clashed over the classification of an illegal drug ]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/politics_and_the_corruption_of_science</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - When will governments take climate change seriously</title>
<description><![CDATA[In Issue 13 of Projects I held an interview with Paul van der Linden a man heading many projects of the Hadley Centre for Climate Change at his office I recently returned for a chat and found that he was still very concerned that a segment of public seemed not to believe that climate change was real and was largely manmade ]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/when_will_governments_take_climate_change_seriously</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - How should we implement climate change policies with integrity</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark is creeping ever closer the success of which is so crucial if the world is to achieve what we hope will be ambitious new targets set out by the politicians in December It is only with ambition that the worlds slow plod towards the lowcarbon economy will speed up in time to make any real or lasting difference ]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/how_should_we_implement_climate_change_policies_with_integrity</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - University Spotlight University of Amsterdam Netherlands</title>
<description><![CDATA[Laura Erdtsieck from the University of Amsterdam UvA presents the institution as a major contributor to scientific research in the world and explains among other things how central UvA was to the beginning of the Internet]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/university_spotlight_university_of_amsterdam_netherlands</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Virtual humans health monitoring bed sheets and Japanese supercomputers Welcome to eHealth in Europe</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ilias Iakovidis is the Deputy Head of ICT for Health Unit for the European Commission and has his finger on the pulse of Europes eHealth plans and projects which are astounding in terms of scope and innovation Richard Forsyth interviews him on the latest developments for European healthcare]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/virtual_humans_health_monitoring_bed_sheets_and_japanese_supercomputers_welcome_to_ehealth_in_europe</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Ticking all the right boxes facilitating EU health</title>
<description><![CDATA[Currently data exchange between GPs and hospitals is rare But research in speechbased structured reporting technology is progressing fast Therefore the age of health records exchange even among EU Member States is dawning says Marcel Wassink Vice President at Nuance Healthcare]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/ticking_all_the_right_boxes_facilitating_eu_health</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - The house that EREC built</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the heart of Brussels the European Renewable Energy Council EREC have created a headquarters that functions solely through a mix of renewable energies It can 
be seen as a statement of intent and a working model of how a building can function through selfsustaining energies
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/the_house_that_erec_built</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Nanoscale miniaturisation brings major benefits </title>
<description><![CDATA[In the world of semiconductor technology nodes small is beautiful However the goal of developing eversmaller nodes poses a number of significant technical challenges says Dr Gilles Thomas of the PullNano project who expands on his initiatives approach to pursuing this objective
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/nano_scale_miniaturisation_brings_major_benefits</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - University Spotlight  Lund Sweden </title>
<description><![CDATA[With a new Vice Chancellor innovation is put in the forefront at Lund University in southern Sweden Ingela Bjrck science writer at the university Press Office reports]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/university_spotlight_lund_sweden</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Transport vs the World   The escalating effect of transport on world climate</title>
<description><![CDATA[The transport sectors influence on global temperature is likely to increase strongly in the years to come according to a new study This raises a need for considerable cuts in European transport emissions By Silje Pileberg and Ragnhild B Skeie from CICERO Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/transport_vs_the_world_the_escalating_effect_of_transport_on_world_climate</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - The Lost Lands of Our Future </title>
<description><![CDATA[Dr George McGavin for a scientist is refreshingly vocal in his fury at the political inability to combat environmental loss As one of a scientific Ateam to venture into some of the remotest untouched areas of Earth on behalf of the BBCs Lost Land series he has found himself in a position to both witness biodiversity at its richest whilst understanding that in a relatively short time it will with certainty all vanish Interview by Richard Forsyth]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/the_lost_lands_of_our_future</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Theres always the sun</title>
<description><![CDATA[Photovoltaics PV  solar  is arguably the most versatile renewable energy available In an interview with Adel El Gammal Secretary General of EPIA European Photovoltaics Industry Association the implications of the SET For 2020 Report  the most rigorous study of PV in Europe to date are exposed to light]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/there_s_always_the_sun</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Talking of European Innovation with Gnter Verheugen</title>
<description><![CDATA[With EC Vice President Gnter Verheugen preparing to retire we take a look back at the last time Projects caught up with him In an exclusive interview William Davis talks to Verheugen about European research and how innovation is the key to our future prosperity]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/talking_of_european_innovation_with_gunter_verheugen</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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