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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mainz |
 | | Wolfgang von Dalberg (1582-1601), however, gave such lukewarm support to the Counter-Reformation that he was suspected of conspiring with the Protestants. | | | Burg also entered a very feeble protest when the seminary, founded by Colmar, was partially suppressed and its theological faculty transferred to the University of Giessen. | | | About five Aemter (administrative districts) remained ecclesiastical property, and were assigned to the coadjutor of the last elector, Theodore von Dalberg, who was named elector, chancellor, metropolitan, and primate of Germany. |
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| | Day 8 - 2005 Reunion |
| | Last evening together at the Hilton Mainz, Germany. |
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| | The Sinistrals |
| | None of this was reported on TV, which concentrated on the trivia of what the Bushes ate, rather than report the flagrant breaches of rights of citizens, due to bullying from a (Non-EU) foreign Government. | | | I'll stop my political comments and just list a few points, about what's happening to me next week. | | | In later entries, it comes out that all flats with a window onto the Cathedral square must be occupied by a Police Officer, all waste bins have been removed, and armed marksmen were stationed on the Cathedral and the Gutenbergmuseum. |
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| | Information Cultures and Information Interests: UNESCO-CI |
| | European Perspectives for the Information Society - Mainz, Germany - 27-29 June 2002 - UNESCO Regional Pre-Conference for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) for the Europe Region. | | | Information Cultures and Information Interests: European Perspectives for the Information Society - Mainz, Germany - 27-29 June 2002 | | | 28/06/2002 - UNESCO - European WSIS Pre-conference - Mainz, Germany, 27 - 29 June 2002 |
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| | Mainz Chess Classic Tournament 2001 |
| | Coincidentally, I discovered, to much mirth in the pressroom, that Mainz is also twinned with Garry’s hometown of Baku in Azerbaijan, where, according to the records, they have been on friendly terms since 1984. | | | This humble German printer is credited with revolutionising the art of printing with the invention of a moveable typeface, which he used in his Mainz printing press situated in the cathedral to print the 42-line Bible, known as the Gutenberg Bible. | | | Talking to Beutel’s after our game, he suggested I should tell you all something about “his” city: Mainz. |
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http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/mainz01/report3.html
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| | Hyatt Regency Mainz Details @ hotelbooking |
| | Mainz City Hilton: 0 miles away; hotel rate from 120.00 EUR to 194.00 EUR | | | Mainz Hilton: 0 miles away; popular hotel; hotel rate from 113.00 EUR to 259.00 EUR | | | Mainz, Rhein-Main, Germany, Rheingau and Rheinhessen Region; Wiesbaden |
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http://res.hotelonlinebooking.com/hotel_overview/hotelbooking_HY_88272.html
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| | Afterwards they were transferred to the Regalia Chamber in the Cathedral where they have been safeguarded until the present day. | | | In 1631 during the war with Saxony the Czech regalia were transferred to a church in Budejovice in Southern Bohemia, where they were hidden. | | | In September 1938 fearing the approaching war the Czechoslovak government decided to send the regalia to a safer place far away from the troubled Sudetenland and the German border which were all too close to Prague. |
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| | Third Crusade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Frederick had raised an army so massive that it could not be transported across the Mediterranean Sea, but instead had to cross Asia Minor on foot. | | | He took up the Cross at Mainz Cathedral on March 27, 1188 and was the first to set out for the Holy Land in May of 1189. | | | The elderly Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa responded to the call immediately. |
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| | Mainz - Wikimedia Commons |
| | The doors were created over 1,000 years ago | | | en: Mainz is the largest city and capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. | | | The 7 "Kurfürsten" and the German King, early 14th.Century, Mainz |
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| | Bernhard von Breydenbach |
| | Despite the vulnerability of woodblocks, it seems clear from the fact that Breydenbach's account was published successively in Mainz, Lyons, Speier, and Zaragoza, with its maps and views printed from the identical woodblocks, that these same blocks traveled right across Europe. | | | Reuwich at his own house in Mainz printed the first three editions of the Peregrinatio during the period 1486-8. | | | He is not known to have printed any other books. |
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| | CBS 47 Jacksonville - Prosecutors investigating alleged threat to fly planes into |
| | A newspaper (Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung) reports prosecutors do not believe that the man actually intended an attack. | | | A German prosecutor says the suspect, who lives in Mainz, sent a fax to a Berlin hotel saying that four Cessna planes were going to fly into the city's cathedral February 23rd. | | | The president and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder did not visit the cathedral. |
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| | Mainz, Germany - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| | Much of Mainz was destroyed by bombing in World War II (1939-1945). | | | A university is in Mainz, and several festivals are held in the city throughout the year. | | | The archbishopric acquired much land and power before being secularized in 1803, while the city was under French control. |
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| | Mainz Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Mainz had its first christian community as early as 200 and is one of the oldest episcopal sees in Germany. | | | Prussian troops attempting to dislodge French Revolutionary forces from Mainz destroyed the east portion of the cathedral as they besieged the city in 1793. | | | Martin Cathedral or Mainzer Dom as it is called in German, is located near the historical center of Mainz, Germany. |
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Mainz |
| | Mainz (French, Mayence), city in south-west Germany, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Rhine opposite the mouth of the River Main. |
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| | Like some other Doms, Mainz has a diocese museum with some excellent specimens of eccleasiastic art. | | | But, for all its importance, Mainz is mostly a modernized city, having been heavily rebuilt after World War II, and certainly seeing its fair share of damage during the many wars of previous centuries. | | | Mainz is indeed a big city, the evidence of which you see more as you venture outside the old city. |
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http://www.tompgalvin.com/places/de/rheinland_pfalz/mainz.htm
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| | Albert, of Brandenburg, Archibishop and Elector of Mainz, Cardinal. Letter. |
| | Albert, of Brandenburg, Archibishop and Elector of Mainz, Cardinal. | | | In his diocese celebrated defenders of Catholicism were engaged; at Speyer and Ratisbon he met Blessed Peter Faber, S.J., and kept him in his diocese (1542-43); after this he was always a friend to the new order. | | | As a temporal prince, he ruled his electorate well; he introduced reforms in the administration of justice, into the police system, and into commerce. |
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| | June 24th |
| | His work at St. Stephan's is meant as a sign of reconciliation between Jews and Christians. | | | The group admired Mainz Cathedral, a thousand-year-old massive structure of red sandstone. | | | It serves as the center of the diocese of Mainz, and in its prime, it saw the coronation of German kings and emperors. |
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| | Cardinal Karl Lehmann, head of the German Conference of Bishops and the bishop of Mainz, said in a statement that people should respect the pontiff for his strong will and beliefs. | | | Trauth, a 15-year-old freckle-faced girl, said she had been looking forward to telling that to the pontiff in person on his planned trip to Germany for World Youth Day in August. | | | MAINZ -- After waiting in line for about an hour with dozens of others who filed into the ancient cathedral here Sunday to sign a memorial book, Melanie Trauth thanked the late pontiff for taking her and other young people seriously. |
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| | Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Initially, there were seven electors: the Count Palatine of the Rhine, the King of Bohemia, the Count Palatine of Saxony, the Margrave of Brandenburg, and the Archbishops of Köln, Mainz, and Trier. | | | The number of territories was amazingly large, rising to several hundred at the time of the Peace of Westphalia. | | | This college was formally established by a 1356 decree known as the Golden Bull. |
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| | Paradox Interactive Forums - - ARCHIVE - Archbishopric Court of Mainz |
| | The true traitor would not dare show his face to the good hardworking people of Mainz. | | | Rising to his barony during the long interregnum after the defrocking of Christoph, Alfred enjoyed enormous freedom in Mainz free from the supervision of a Prinz Archbishop. | | | Together there they spent many days, and now that Rainmund has retired to the Archbishopric of Mainz she travels occasionally to his home in Germany. |
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http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/showthread.php?s=cf0e92b76c102bb3df99f452fbd9e42c&t=130591
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| | Johannes Gutenberg, the most well-known son of the city of Mainz, had inaugurated an end to the dark Middle Ages with his ingenious invention of the printing press. | | | Mention will be made of some of those who made Mardi Gras an important time for festivities here. | | | Founded as a Roman fort, Mainz has experienced repeated historical cycles of empires, wars, devastation and reconstruction. |
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| | Stars & Stripes |
| | This pulpit inside the massive Mainz cathedral was built in the 15th century and renovated in the 19th century. | | | Mainz has the granddaddy of the three churches — St. Martin’s Cathedral — but it can take some work to find because it’s a busy city of 184,000. | | | Historically, when a bishop was enthroned, it was filled with wine and all those who wished to could drink until they dropped. |
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| | Hyatt Regency Mainz in Mainz, Germany |
| | Hotel-Rates.com >> Germany >> Mainz >> Hyatt Regency Mainz | | | Situated in the town of Mainz and with dramatic views over the Rhine, the Hyatt Regency hotel integrates a historic 19th century castle with dramatic 21st century design. | | | Turn off for Mainz city centre (Innenstadt) and follow Wormser Strasse. |
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http://www.hotel-rates.com/germany/mainz/hyatt-regency-mainz.html
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Franz Christoph Ignaz Moufang |
| | Moufang also published a prayerbook, "Officium divinum", which is very widely used and has passed through numerous editions, the first appearing at Mainz, in 1851, the nineteenth in 1905. | | | In 1937 he went to Munich, and then next year took the prescribed theological examinations at Giessen, after which he entered the ecclesiastical seminary at Mainz, where he was ordained priest 19 Dec., 1839. | | | On the death of Lennig in 1866 the bishop wished Moufang to be his successor as dean of the cathedral and vicar-general. |
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| | Fodor's Travel Guides Forums Messages |
| | Mainz is a mid-size city, not far by train. | | | I think Mainz would be an interesting choice! | | | Also Mainz has a rather nice riverfront walk. |
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| | WHKMLA : Mainz Stift Feud, 1461-1463 |
| | Cathedral chapter as well as the city of Mainz supported Dieter von Isenburg. | | | Both candidates rallied forces; Adolf von Nassau in 1462 took the city of Mainz, which was deprived of her status as an immediate or free Imperial city and was incorporated into the princebishopric. | | | The Mainz Stift Feud resulted in territorial loss of the princebishopric, as both candidates attempted to rally support by giving away territory of the princebishopric. |
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http://www.zum.de/whkmla/military/15cen/mainzstiftfeud14611463.html
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| | Although I am partial to Wuerzburg (was born there), some parts of Frankfurt around the cathedral (Dom) have been rebuilt after WWII to look like the real thing: The Dom itself, the Roemer (old city hall)and surrounding buildings. | | | He was looking to go to Mainz, saying there was something "famous" in one of the cathedrals there. | | | I would suggest Mainz, which is about a 30 minute S-Bahn ride from the Frankfurt Airport. |
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http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34724288&numresponses=6&start=0
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| | Hotels in Mainz |
| | Adjacent to the historic district of the city, the Hilton Mainz City is within walking distance of the train station and a 30-minute drive away from Frankfurt... | | | The 433-room Hilton Mainz is situated directly on the banks of the River Rhine in close proximity to the 2,000-year-old city centre of Mainz. | | | The hotel in Mainz with a personal note. |
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| | He also had his secretary call the admission desk at the museum to tell them to let me in free, which was very kind. | | | Actually, we could have gone directly from the airport to Mainz, which is the first city on my list, but I didn't know that when I was sorting out the hotels. | | | I had a question about one of the artifacts, but we couldn't find anyone to ask. |
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| | The Protestant Deanery Mainz in cooperation with the Protestant Christuskirche church parish Mainz and the interdisciplinary hymn book research group of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz present | | | Stages of the city history of Mainz in the 15th century. | | | The international artists' project is intended to be a homage to Johannes Gutenberg and his 600th birthday in the year 2000. |
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| | Dormotel Mainz in Mainz, Germany |
| | Hotel-Rates.com >> Germany >> Mainz >> Dormotel Mainz | | | The modern Dormotel Mainz is situated on the outskirts of Mainz, five kilometres from the city centre, Cathedral and Gutenberg Museum. | | | Mainz city centre - 5 kilometres (3 miles) |
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| | Karl Cardinal Lehmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | On 2 October 1983 he was consecrated by his predecessor Hermann Cardinal Volk in Mainz Cathedral. | | | Karl Cardinal Lehmann (born May 16, 1936 in Sigmaringen) is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Mainz and Number 1 (chairman) of the Conference of the German Bishops (German: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz). | | | In 1968 he became professor at the Johannes-Gutenberg Universität in Mainz. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ekkehard |
| | Ekkehard was also prominent at the imperial court of Otto I. Later he became provost of the cathedral of Mainz, where he died 23 April, 990. | | | A treatise on the "Jube me, Domine, benedicere", inscriptions, and benediction prayers remain as evidences of his literary activity. | | | After the death of Notker Labeo (1022) Ekkehard was called to Mainz by Archbishop Aribo, where he became director and teacher in the cathedral school, and held both offices until the death of his patron (1031), distinguishing himself as head of the school; indeed, he was noted as a successful teacher and promoter of learning. |
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| | Day 9 |
| | Mainz is the second oldest city, founded by the Romans in 50 BCE. | | | Rounded windows, the guide said, represent the Romanesque and pointed, the Gothic. | | | Mainz was the second most important city in the Holy Roman Empire. |
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http://www2.stockton.edu/europe/day9.html
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| | "Grand Reformation Tour" Featuring Germany, France and Switzerland |
| | The Constance Cathedral, site of the Council of Constance in 1415, is where Hus was sentenced to death for his so-called heresy. | | | This city has undergone momentous change in the 15 years since reunification. | | | We'll view the Fraumunster, Zurich’s famous Catholic Cathedral. |
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http://www.reformationtours.com/site/490868/page/308673
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| | BLADAM - Entry - A glimpse of Belief |
| | BLADAM - Entry - A glimpse of Belief | | | This past Sunday, I visited a friend in Mainz, Germany, and in the freezing rainy cold, she kindly played the role of tour guide in her beautiful city. | | | One of the most memorable parts of the afternoon was when she took me to this amazingly grand cathedral in the city center. |
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| | The Cathedral has some interesting statuary -look for a statue of one of the architects, groaning with an aching back from having to serve as a pillar for a doorway. | | | This beautiful Cathedral located in the centre of the city downtown. | | | They started building this cathedral in 975 a.D. and have been working on it off and on ever since. |
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http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Germany/Land_Rheinland_Pfalz/Mainz-39843/Things_To_Do-Mainz-cathedral-BR-1.html
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| | Greg Welch, 2005 Germany |
| | I had not been to Germany for maybe 20 years. | | | From March 12-18, 2005, I traveled to Germany for IEEE VR 2005. | | | It was covered by scaffolding, like most of the great cathedrals of Europe theses days (so I'm told and observed in Germany), but it was really beautiful. |
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| | A Very Short Look Back at Year 1000 |
| | ZERO was thought to have been a concept of the Arabs, but was recognized as important and significant by Sidhara in India in about 1000. | | | The cathedral of St. Mark's in Venice had been started in about 976, to receive the remains of St. Mark the Evangelist, taken from the Holy Land. | | | The year that we write as "1000" saw the schism between the Church in Rome and Constantinople, the siding of the infant nation of Hungary with the Pope in Rome, and the building of major cathedrals in Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, eastern Europe. |
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http://209.52.189.2/article.cfm/visual_arts/31112
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| | Bingerbruck & Schloss Ehrenfels |
| | It was here that the Archbishops of Mainz levied tolls, which, since this was the narrowest and most dangerous part of the journey along the Rhein, no ship could avoid paying. | | | In times of war the treasures of Mainz Cathedral were held here for safe keeping. | | | It had been an independent town de facto up until this time, but now the strict reign demanded considerable taxes and subordination from the people. |
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| | Willigis - Art History Online Reference and Guide |
| | Emperor Otto II in 975 made him Archbishop of Mainz and Archchancellor of the Empire. | | | Saint Willigis (died February 23, 1011), Archbishop of Mainz, was a model bishop of the 10th century, a statesman as well as a churchman. | | | Both bishops claimed jurisdiction, but when Pope Silvester declared in favour of Hildesheim, to Willigis' initial resistance. |
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| | Heringer's Blog |
| | I did not realize how much of a tourist trap heidelburg was until i got to mainz. | | | with most of it built In the 11th century, it is described by the guide book as one of the "three of the great romanesque cathedrals of the rhine." I have to say that I was probably more impressed with this church than with any of the churches that i saw in russia. | | | rob had suggested that I go to mainz and take a rhine river tour. |
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| | Hotel Austria. Mainz, Germany - Discounted rates at www.bookings.net |
| | Romans, King Barbarossa, Gutenberg, the printer of the Bible, or experienced Electors left their mark on the capital on the Rhine which has become today a home for man and economy. | | | Despite its history of two hundred years Mainz has been able to remain young. | | | The capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate reveals that tradition must not necessarily be in sharp conflict with progress. |
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http://www.bookings.net/hotel/de/austriacp.html?aid=300001
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| | In 1099, the preceding conquest and fall of Jerusalem, as well as the establishment of the many Crusader states in the Near East ushered in the era of the Crusades. | | | First, it will deal with the deprivations and the often bloody trip to Jerusalem as well as the emotions that moved not only the knights but also the common people to leave home. | | | From April to July 2004, the Cathedral Museum will dedicate a large international special exhibition in Mainz to this era, under the title "The Crusades". |
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| | These had been used in the church before to give comfort and assurance to sensitive sinners. | | | Now, however, they were being used as a fund raiser for the Cathedrals of St. Peter’s in Rome and the new cathedral in Mainz. | | | Luther argued that forgiveness was free and that the church could not “sell” forgiveness. |
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| | he tourist in Rhineland-Palatinate will also find such scenic treasures as the city of Mainz, the city of Trier with it's numerous ancient Roman ruins and the Imperial Cathedral in Worms. |
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| | Music Page |
| | he Cathedral of the Assumption, seat of American Catholicism’s first inland diocese, is one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals in continuous use in the United States. | | | The Cathedral Trebles in Training are a new group of younger children ranging in ages from seven to ten who meet once a week in order to learn the basics of good choral musicianship. | | | The Domchor of the Catholic Cathedral in Louisville’s Sister City of Mainz, Germany will sing a special program as we strengthen the relationship between our two cities. |
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