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wosnes

I have his How to Cook Everything Vegetarian cookbook and use it often. I like his approach: down-to-earth, everyday cooking. Sometimes I want something more exciting but that's a great one for everyday and for learning to use unfamiliar foods. I also like his idea . . . not original with him, I'm ...

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The rationale behind breakfast being the most important meal of the day is that it gives you energy and nutrients to start the day and people who don't eat breakfast tend to eat more later in the day -- and consume more calories than if they had eaten breakfast. That being said, there are a lot of c...

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Last summer Mark Bittman did a segment on The Today Show called 5 ingredients, 10 meals . There was a companion piece on the Well blog called The 10 Ingredient Shopping Trip . I tried that and spent less on groceries than usual, but I did have chicken, shrimp and bacon in the refrigerator or freezer...

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I like the idea of a thank-you note, too. Speaking of notes...there's a teacher at a school here who sends notes to all of his students (past and present) every year on their birthday. He's been featured on the local news a couple of times because of this. He writes notes every day of the year exce...

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1. While having the book is great, all the information you need to follow No-S is on the web site. 2. I think those examples you gave are failures. However, NONE of them would be a failure if you sit down with the food in front of you and ate. For example, a bowl of porridge and two pieces of toast ...

wosnes

I like the idea of a thank-you note, too. Speaking of notes...there's a teacher at a school here who sends notes to all of his students (past and present) every year on their birthday. He's been featured on the local news a couple of times because of this. He writes notes every day of the year excep...

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I happened to watch Dr. Oz on Monday. The show was about losing 10 pounds this year -- without changing what you eat. Losing just 10 pounds will make a difference in your health: decreased risks for diabetes and heart disease, for instance. There were 5 things to do and one of them was watching port...

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Urban Ranger, I wonder, are any of your class yet showing signs of excess weight, and your "problem pupil" in particular? I was thinking, when showing examples of good writing, how about an excerpt from Reinhard's book? Mentioning as an aside that you yourself follow those principles? It would sure...

wosnes

I think you should tell her the truth! "I only eat sweets on weekends, so I'll save it for the weekend." If it's something that wouldn't keep well until the weekend, share it with someone (or more than one someone).

wosnes

mimi wrote: Wed. - sad to say, probably leftover lasagna - there's just two of us. I should make it and freeze half.

Or cook smaller amounts. I usually cook for just myself and make small batches of many, many dishes.

wosnes

Mine isn't planned yet, either. That's unusual for me!

wosnes

Yes, leafy greens and fruits are included in the three plates. However, when I started I didn't realize there was a one plate rule. I ate one serving of whatever was being served. If there was an extra plate for salad, that was okay. I still put salad on a separate plate most of the time. My plates ...

wosnes

People used to be really trim before all these other diet plans were a glimmer in someone's eye -- when people naturally ate similar to No-S. So, yeah, it's possible.

wosnes

I think some people do all of the above and others do as you say. It varies depending on our goals and what fits our life best.

wosnes

jellybeans01 wrote:I'm a runner and I still have to watch portions. In my early 20's maybe not so much but now in my mid 30's yes.

Heh -- wait until you're 60 (plus)! I really never had to watch portions until I was 50 plus. Maybe my portions were okay.

wosnes

I like soups as a lunch food. Just pop them in the microwave and you're good to go. I make big pots of soup in my crockpot and then freeze them in individual serving sizes, but you can also buy pre-made soup at the store if you're not into making your own. I agree! Soup is my default lunch at least...

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Examples of what troops from various countries are eating while on duty in Afghanistan.

wosnes

I don't eat a lot of whole grains because I don't like them, but I do eat legumes daily. You are the bean queen! I used your recipe to start making chili beans at home and wow! They are so much better than anything in a can, even Bush's. It helps that I have the seasoning down right, but the beans ...

wosnes

I agree with Blithe Morning, but I'd try adding more calorie dense foods first.

Heh, I'm the nurse and advice to go to a doctor was my first thought. But, I also think that we've gotten so used to avoiding more calorie dense foods that we think it's wrong or unhealthy to eat them.

wosnes

I think it's entirely possible that you're just not consuming enough calories -- even with your 6 weekly S events.

wosnes

Well, first, what do you typically eat at meals?

wosnes

I wouldn't "do away" with anything. Well, I take that back...I've done away with most "edible food-like substances." So when I have ice cream I have one serving of the real deal, not more of the fat-reduced, calorie-reduced, sugar-reduced stuff.

wosnes

I think you have to remember that S days aren't meant to be days to go wild, with a few exceptions (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and so on). They are meant to be days when you can indulge in a treat or two if you want to do that.

wosnes

I have an unusual mod that I've been doing for a few weeks. It's based more out of a desire to take action on climate change than concerns about weight. I've eliminated most animal products at breakfast and lunch. I do use a little milk in my cereal and coffee. Meat and cheese are for dinner. I hav...

wosnes

My issue has always been sweets and sweet snacks. I allow myself one daily. I don't always use it, but I do allow it. I don't get to eat extra (unless it's one of those S days) because I didn't have something one day or one week. My sweets usually aren't big calorie laden desserts, but a few cookies...

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Well, what's working for me is to only have S days only on holidays or very special occasions and have several S events weekly. Some weeks there are no events because that's the way it works out. Other weeks there may be quite a few S events, but no more than one daily. To me it seems to be a more n...

wosnes

Machelle, I think it's possible that if you've been severely restricting calories you may gain a little weight initially by eating moderately.

My question would be, why did you have to restrict calories so severely in order to lose weight? Is your weight loss goal reasonable?

wosnes

Two more ideas, both from Bob Greene's early books on diet and weight loss: 1. Journal what you eat. Sometimes having to write down that you ate a "forbidden" food will prevent you from eating it. You don't want to see that failure in black and white. Journaling doesn't have to be extremely specific...

wosnes

Yes, sugar is allowed. It's not "no sugar", it's "no sweets." While that particular meal may have contained more than usual, it's not cause for concern in terms of whether or not the day was a success or failure. Chalk it up to experience. While writing this, I did realize that most of the dishes th...

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How much cream do you put in your coffee?

wosnes

I'm not a calorie counter, never have been. But I think the first steps when you're following No-S is to get the habits down. Forget about calories, forget about nutrients -- just eat three plates of food daily with no snacks, seconds or sweets. After the habits are habit, think about calories and n...

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I think of those fasting days fall on N days, I'd mark them green -- after all, there would be no snacks, seconds or sweets. If there are S's when you break the fast, then mark it yellow. It's a religious holiday; it's an S day.

wosnes

I saw that on the news the other day, too. It makes sense, but I think if I drank two glasses of water before a meal, I wouldn't have room for the meal! I've also read that having a broth-based soup or salad at the beginning of a meal accomplishes the same thing. People consume significantly fewer c...

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My thought is that if you're seeing these things at work, they're mass-produced cookies or other treats. I've found that those things just aren't worth it -- even on S days. If you're going to have a treat, make it something treat-worthy. For me, that usually means something from a high-quality bake...

wosnes

Each of the little changes in our diets and level of activity don't mean much. But when they're all combined and totaled, it means a lot of extra weight -- and implications for our health as well.

wosnes

I think part of the problem with the idea of portion control is that over the last 40 years or so we've completely lost sight of what normal portions are. We've become accustomed to mounds of food -- and we eat them whenever the spirit moves us.

wosnes

I don't like portion control as in weighing and measuring, but I do practice portion control. I try to make my plates of food 1/2 salad and/or other vegetables, 1/4 starch and 1/4 meat. Sometimes it's a little tricky, but it works as well as anything else. I got the idea from this article and have s...

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I've found a couple of restaurants that actually serve decent sized portions of food. But when I'm at one of those that serve mammoth portions, I eat half (or less) and usually take the rest home.

wosnes

Starla, I think your idea is a great place for Kathleen to start. Maybe have 1 plate of food you really "want" (the higher calorie stuff) and for seconds just have a plateful of veggies/fruit. I really believe you would be full enough to last to the next meal and not feel deprived. Just my two cent...

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Strawberry Roan wrote:wosnes,

Have you ever tried the Sunkist Essence prunes? They have Orange Essence, Lemon Essence, Cherry Essence, etc. Very yummy.

No, I haven't, though I think they sound great. They're hard to find around here, or at least they're not at the stores where I regularly shop.

wosnes

I'm not fond of the various sugar substitutes including stevia/truvia, agave nectar and so on. If you put a cup of sugar in a gallon of iced tea, that's about one tablespoon per 8 ounce serving of tea. It turns out to be about 50 calories/glass. How long does that gallon of tea last? If you're only ...

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Foxtrotter wrote:I had snacks yesterday (thurs). Bad me! My fault -- after horseback lessons and dog walking, I ate a much-too-small lunch.

Enough of that "bad me" stuff!!! You're not bad -- you made a mistake by not eating enough lunch and snacking to make up for it.

wosnes

How much sugar do you put in your tea?

wosnes

I think portion control is essential and one plate at mealtimes (or just one serving of whatever is being served) is a good way to start. Many of us may have to pay more attention to portion size, though, or at least how much is on the plate.

wosnes

Being pissed off from a sense of deprivation on a low carb diet would be enough to account for my mood change. :-) As for Passover, I find I get plenty of carbs (potatoes!), what I've usually been short on is fiber. But I've found a a delicious and gastronomically appropriate solution to that latte...

wosnes

I've never tried a low-carb diet or restricted carbs for any reason. I have read however, that mood changes are a common side-effect of carb restriction -- essentially what the article said.

wosnes

oolala53 wrote:Hardly a book! have you seen some of my posts?

Enjoy a sane life with No S.

Exactly what I was thinking about many of my posts!

wosnes

I think we also have to look at how much we move in daily life. I'm not a huge fan of The China Study, but I remember reading that when they did the study, the people they had to call sedentary because they were less active than most of the population, generally the elderly or infirm, walked or bike...

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I've read just the opposite, too. I suppose it's whatever works for you. I think most people eat enough (as in too much) that just restricting calories and changing the way you eat would be enough to cause sustained weight loss. I personally find it difficult to move enough to create weight loss -- ...

wosnes

Some people have or do.

wosnes

Reading about nutrition which is contained in many diet books can be very good--especially since they disagree so much. The main thing I have learned from other diets is they only work short term. No S is a long term for life diet that becomes really easy to stay on. I've tended to stop [/b] readin...

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I've read that the use of artificial sweeteners confuse our bodies -- they expect calories that don't come, and then we end up eating more. But as for to the body storing those sweet calories as fat -- it simply isn't so. This is from Dr. John McDougall. I don't agree with his eating plan at all, bu...

wosnes

I think that weighing yourself is an accurate measure of progress only if you do it like every 2 weeks. I mean I know one night I weighed myself and I was 136, and the next morning when I woke up I was 148, and I hadn't eaten anything b/t the weigh ins, I just slept, I hadn't eaten anything wierd t...

wosnes

I would do two things: 1. Look at exactly what you're eating on N days. I'd make sure to be concentrating more on the foods that are lower in calorie density, that is, vegetables. Be it salads or cooked vegetables or vegetable soups or whatever. Fruit, too. 2. I wouldn't have days in which I could e...

wosnes

I think that weighing yourself is an accurate measure of progress only if you do it like every 2 weeks. I mean I know one night I weighed myself and I was 136, and the next morning when I woke up I was 148, and I hadn't eaten anything b/t the weigh ins, I just slept, I hadn't eaten anything wierd t...

wosnes

I think that weighing yourself is an accurate measure of progress only if you do it like every 2 weeks. I mean I know one night I weighed myself and I was 136, and the next morning when I woke up I was 148, and I hadn't eaten anything b/t the weigh ins, I just slept, I hadn't eaten anything wierd t...

wosnes

Trying to lay off all the white stuff which raises your insulin levels fast and would make you hungry sooner. Oh, boy...I could write an essay about this! I do think this is an issue for some people, but certainly not for everyone. I suspect it has a lot to do with how much "white stuff" is consume...

wosnes

I roast the beets. They're very good that way. I also sometimes marinate them (after cooking) in vinegar and sugar.

wosnes

I love kohlrabi in salads. It has a nice crispness and slight sweetness that really enhances a salad. I, too, first had it because it came in my CSA box. Because of the CSA, I've tried kohlrabi, fresh fennel, fresh leeks, beets, spring turnips and celeriac for the first time these past couple years...

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I don't know what you're eating, but I find that the more real food (vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, dairy, eggs, meat and fat) that I eat, the longer I'm able to go between meals without feeling hungry. I do use 2% milk, but other than that, I don't use any fat- or calorie-reduced foods. I use...

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Well, I think some of it could be due to water retention from high sodium intake, but not all of it. Some of it could also be the weight of the food you ate. As it's digested and eliminated, the weight would disappear. Some of it could be actual weight gain, but it takes more than 24-48 hours for ca...

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A properly-ripe peach should be so juicy that you almost have to eat it over a bowl. (It is hard for me to believe that someone living in the south has never eaten a peach!! But I'm from the "Peach State," so they're beyond common here.) I frequently stand over the sink when I'm eating peaches. I c...

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I might be misunderstanding what you wrote, but the texture of a ripe peach is absolutely nothing like an apple. Trick for determining whether or not fruit (including tomatoes) is ripe: if it doesn't smell like whatever it is -- it's not ripe. There are only a few fruits for which this isn't true --...

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Wos do you find that eatting 2 meals a day helps or hurts your weightloss. Sometimes I do that too. Yesterday I had breadfast at 8am, lunch at 3 pm and then I skipped dinner because I wasn't hungry. But before bed it hit me and I drank a little soymilk and went to bed an hour later. I don't find an...

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So true. I learned from paleo that basing meals on vegetables provides so many more nutrients and fiber to fill me up. That's true. Over the years I've observed that I feel better when I eat a lot of vegetables and fruits. As I mentioned in my "If we are what we eat" post, I've been eating a lot of...

wosnes

The time between meals varies widely (or wildly) for me. I don't always eat breakfast. When I do, it's between 7:30 and 10:00 AM. Lunch is usually between 11:30 and 1:00. Dinner can be as early as 6:00 or as late as 9:00. I often eat only two meals daily. Lunch will then be between 11:30 and 12:30 a...

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Here's a recipe for Basic Corn Chowder from Mark Bittman. I made it a couple of times in 2008, 2 or 3 times last year and I'm just getting ready to make it for the first time this year. I sent the recipe to my daughter the other day and that was the first time I realized that the basic recipe includ...

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I should be sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, peaches, cantaloup, and watermelon. The fruit has shown up at nearly every meal for the last two weeks and the vegetables at every dinner and most lunches. It's so good!

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Kathleen wrote:I tend to have the individual size of coffee ice cream from Haagen Dazs.
Kathleen

I love those individual sized Haagen Dazs! Coffee is also a favorite of mine. Ben and Jerry's have some, too. They make a great treat!

wosnes

I was just going to link to the ochef page. I've heard of all of them (could be due to a lot of reading about food), but I've not eaten most of them. I think some of them (like pandowdies, grunts and slumps) are more regional in their popularity.

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I understand there really are differences between crisps, cobblers, "betty's", and claofutis (sp?), but I tend to lump them all together as cobblers. I don't cook them enough to make fine distinctions! (In fact, the recipe I just posted goes under the designation "Apple Stuff" at our house!) I don'...

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I'm about to make peach cobbler again today.

Your recipe for cobbler reminds me of a crisp. Good with oatmeal in the topping, too. Whatever you call it, it's very good. Maybe I'll make peach crisp instead of cobbler. Hm....

wosnes

I don't think there's a thing wrong, or even unusual, with anticipating a time to be able to treat and/or indulge yourself. In fact, I think there's something wrong with thinking it's wrong!

wosnes

Mom hung the laundry outside on a clothesline. I remember my Mom teaching me to do the laundry with a wringer washer! I'd like to know the weight of all the wet clothes I lifted and put through the wringer - made easier, of course, by the adrenaline rushing through my system at the thought of what ...

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I completely agree with the food aspect of the article, but not the exercise. People really did move around more back then. Kids walked to school, and Mom walked with them if they were little. Mom hung the laundry outside on a clothesline. Two-car families were rare, so she also walked to the groce...

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Just feeling so depressed today and not getting enough sleep last night doesn't help...Plus my weight seems stuck at the moment and I feel I'm doing all I know to do. I think you have to remember that you're truly not in control of your weight. You're only in control of what you do. Sometimes you l...

wosnes

This part is interesting, too:
http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/BODY_SOUL ... orial.html

wosnes

Made this last night... Italian Pannini. I've linked to the origial, and here's my variation. A new recipe that we had last night, inspired by garden tomatoes and basil. I made homemade foccacia early in the day, and let it cool. (Original recipe called for sourdough or French bread, but I had doug...

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Cheddar Chicken From Real Simple magazine Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves 4 16 buttery crackers (such as Ritz), crushed (about 3/4 cup)* 6 ounces sharp Cheddar, grated 1 clove garlic, finely chopped Kosher salt and black pepper 4 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 ...

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Last year I found this recipe for Fresh Corn and Avocado Salsa . I cut it in half and made some other changes. I used only corn, avocado, red onion and red bell pepper. I'd already made a salad dressing using 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 tablespoon honey. I used that inste...

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The scale I have tends to give different weights depending on how you stand on it and so thats one of the reasons I usually stand on it a few times to get a correct weight. I wanted something better anyways. Something more accurate. I'm gonna pass this one down to a family member. They all do that....

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I'm not real sure about this, but I think scales should last much longer than 2-3 years.

wosnes

Interesting article!

wosnes

This is one of my favourite S-day treats. If it's not an S day, you should probably not look directly at this recipe. FRUIT COBBLER Mix together: 1 cup flour 1 cup white sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt Add 1 cup milk and stir until you get a smooth batter. Melt 1 stick butter into a baking d...

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I think I'm going to have to add in A LOT more fruit and veggies to my meals. I'm just worried about gettiing hungry between meals...since fruit and veggies don't really "fill ya up". I once followed a diet that was based on vegetables, fruits, legumes and one serving of grains or starchy vegetable...

wosnes

My rule of thumb: if you have to ask, it's an S.

wosnes

Is this what you're talking about? It's an S -- almost all of the calories are from sugar.

wosnes

May I ask what you eat -- especially for breakfast and lunch?

wosnes

And you know what else I noticed? People used to actually dress up to go to a lunch counter, heck I was recently at a funeral and nobody looked this good. Well, my husband and I did but we are "old school". Thanks for the pic, looks like the Woolworths where I grew up. Oh, don't get me started. It ...

wosnes

I had no idea dinner plates were getting larger until we bought new dishes last year. I'd had the same set of every day dishes for about twenty years. I finally got tired of looking at the same plates day in and day out so I bought a new set. Imagine my surprise when the new dinner plates didn't fi...

wosnes

Some of you might be interested in watching this interview. http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/mornings/cell-biology-professor-richard-feinman-discusses-the-food-pyramid-dietary-guidelines-071410 I didn't buy his premise--that americans are eating as the food pyramid suggests. I don't know if the food pyra...

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This is a post I made three years ago: Last night I was reading The Omnivore's Dilemma and there was an explanation of how supersizing got started. "...the sodamakers don't deserve credit for the invention of supersizing. That distinction goes to a man named David Wallerstein. Until his death in 199...

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Several times here I've mentioned an article that I read in Prevention magazine about 15 years ago. It was packed away with some other stuff -- and I just found it this morning. The article was "How in the World to Stay Slim" and appeared in the September 1995 issue of Prevention . It looked at the ...

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getoka wrote:Please tell me what on earth an Elephant Ear is?

Elephant Ears are fried yeast dough. They can be topped with confectioner's sugar, or sugar and cinnamon.

wosnes

I wish I could remember where I read this, but I can't. It was about the stress/cortisol/belly fat and said that if it were true, then people in the Mediterranean should be some of the fattest on earth. Think about their history: wars, economic difficulties, wars, difficulty with crops, wars, not kn...

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I think someone, probably me, has posted this here before, but I can't find it.
It's a good visual about why we're getting heavier. I wonder how it has changed in the last two years.

wosnes

I stumbled across Top 10 Reasons Why the BMI is Bogus this morning. I'll have to say that I've never paid a bit of attention to BMI -- so I couldn't tell you if it's bogus or not. It reminds me of the story of Maximum Heart Rate , which was never intended to be "an absolute guide to rule people's tr...

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Supposedly it's the only thing that has been shown to actually increase the lifespan. Michael Pollan has mentioned it in both his article Unhappy Meals and his book In Defense of Food . "Eat less" is the most unwelcome advice of all, but in fact the scientific case for eating a lot less than we pres...

wosnes

I don't think the symptoms you're having are related to No-S. Most likely they're related to something you ate or a virus. Hope you feel better soon!

wosnes

Welcome back, Strawberry! I'm sorry to hear about your husband's illness.

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