Housewife convicted of frying husband By STAN LEHMAN, Associated Press Writer
Fri Mar 23, 10:38 PM ET
SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian housewife was convicted and sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for killing her husband, chopping his body into small pieces and frying it. Rosanita Nery dos Santos, 52, drugged her husband in his sleep, then stabbed him to death two years ago in Salvador, about 900 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, said police spokesman Idmar Bonfim.
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She then hacked Jose Raimundo Soares dos Santos' body into more than 100 pieces, which she boiled and fried before hiding in plastic bags beneath a staircase in her house, Bonfim said. He said police discovered the body parts after receiving an anonymous phone call.
Bonfim said the killing was either part of a black magic ritual or an attempt by the wife to collect life insurance worth about $34,000.
Citing testimony from the woman's relatives, he said she may also have committed the crime "to avenge many years of humiliation from her husband." He did not provide further details.
Santos denied killing her husband but said she chopped up his body, Bonfim said.
"She claims masked assailants entered her house, killed her husband and then forced her to cut up the body and fry it because that would prevent the stench of a decomposing body from alerting neighbors," he said.
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Saturday, March 24, 2007
9/11 Mastermind Confesses
Al Qaeda suspect admits organizing 9/11 By Andrew Gray
Thu Mar 15, 5:48 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the September 11 attacks on the United States and a string of others, according to the transcript of a military hearing at the U.S. detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, released on Wednesday.
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"I was responsible for the 9/11 Operation, from A to Z," Mohammed, speaking through a personal representative, said according to the transcript of the hearing on Saturday at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba.
Mohammed, a Pakistani national, also said he was responsible for a 1993 attack on New York's World Trade Center, a nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia, an attempt to down two American airplanes using shoe bombs and other attacks.
During the hearing, held to determine whether he meets the U.S. definition of an enemy combatant, Mohammed also seemed to indicate he had been mistreated in U.S. custody.
Mohammed is among 14 prisoners identified by U.S. authorities as "high-value" terrorism suspects and transferred to Guantanamo last year from secret CIA prisons abroad.
U.S. officials have said Mohammed, arrested in Pakistan in March 2003 and handed over to U.S. custody, was the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon.
Mohammed spoke both on his own and through his representative, a member of the U.S. military.
"I was the operational director for Sheikh Usama (Osama) Bin Laden for the organizing, planning, follow-up and execution of the 9/11 operation," he said through his representative.
Mohammed's full statement claimed responsibility for 28 separate attacks or plots. It also said he shared responsibility for three other plots, including one to assassinate Pope John Paul in the Philippines and another to kill Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
The transcript of the closed hearing had been edited by U.S. officials, a practice the Pentagon said was necessary to remove sensitive security information.
EXPRESSES SOME REGRET
Mohammed, in a long statement in broken English, appeared to express some regret at the deaths caused by the September 11 attacks but suggested they were justified as part of a war against the United States.
"I'm not happy that three thousand been killed in America. I feel sorry even," he said.
"The language of any war in the world is killing. I mean the language of the war is victims."
Mohammed also referred to U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, killed in Pakistan in 2002, but his comments were unclear.
Mohammed is a prime suspect in Pearl's murder and Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf wrote in a memoir published last year that Mohammed executed Pearl.
The president of the three-member military panel conducting the hearing referred to a written statement "regarding alleged abuse or treatment that the detainee received."
No details of the treatment were revealed, although the president said Mohammed described it as torture and it would be reported for "any investigation that may be appropriate."
Mohammed, however, said his statement at Saturday's hearing was not made under any duress or pressure, according to the transcript.
He also compared al Qaeda leader bin Laden to George Washington, the first president of the United States.
"He is doing (the) same thing," he said. "He is just fighting. He needs his independence."
No immediate decision is made at the hearing, known as a combatant status review tribunal. A senior Pentagon official ultimately decides whether Mohammed is an enemy combatant.
The Pentagon posted the transcript on the Internet at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/transcript_ISN10024.pdf.
It also released transcripts of hearings for two others of the 14 detainees transferred last year, Ramzi bin al Shaibah, a Yemeni also accused of involvement in the September 11 attacks, and alleged senior al Qaeda figure Abu Faraj al Libi of Libya.
Neither man attended his hearing, according to the transcripts which can be seen at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Combatant_Tribunals.html.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/guantanamo_mohammed_dc
Thu Mar 15, 5:48 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the September 11 attacks on the United States and a string of others, according to the transcript of a military hearing at the U.S. detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, released on Wednesday.
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"I was responsible for the 9/11 Operation, from A to Z," Mohammed, speaking through a personal representative, said according to the transcript of the hearing on Saturday at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba.
Mohammed, a Pakistani national, also said he was responsible for a 1993 attack on New York's World Trade Center, a nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia, an attempt to down two American airplanes using shoe bombs and other attacks.
During the hearing, held to determine whether he meets the U.S. definition of an enemy combatant, Mohammed also seemed to indicate he had been mistreated in U.S. custody.
Mohammed is among 14 prisoners identified by U.S. authorities as "high-value" terrorism suspects and transferred to Guantanamo last year from secret CIA prisons abroad.
U.S. officials have said Mohammed, arrested in Pakistan in March 2003 and handed over to U.S. custody, was the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon.
Mohammed spoke both on his own and through his representative, a member of the U.S. military.
"I was the operational director for Sheikh Usama (Osama) Bin Laden for the organizing, planning, follow-up and execution of the 9/11 operation," he said through his representative.
Mohammed's full statement claimed responsibility for 28 separate attacks or plots. It also said he shared responsibility for three other plots, including one to assassinate Pope John Paul in the Philippines and another to kill Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
The transcript of the closed hearing had been edited by U.S. officials, a practice the Pentagon said was necessary to remove sensitive security information.
EXPRESSES SOME REGRET
Mohammed, in a long statement in broken English, appeared to express some regret at the deaths caused by the September 11 attacks but suggested they were justified as part of a war against the United States.
"I'm not happy that three thousand been killed in America. I feel sorry even," he said.
"The language of any war in the world is killing. I mean the language of the war is victims."
Mohammed also referred to U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, killed in Pakistan in 2002, but his comments were unclear.
Mohammed is a prime suspect in Pearl's murder and Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf wrote in a memoir published last year that Mohammed executed Pearl.
The president of the three-member military panel conducting the hearing referred to a written statement "regarding alleged abuse or treatment that the detainee received."
No details of the treatment were revealed, although the president said Mohammed described it as torture and it would be reported for "any investigation that may be appropriate."
Mohammed, however, said his statement at Saturday's hearing was not made under any duress or pressure, according to the transcript.
He also compared al Qaeda leader bin Laden to George Washington, the first president of the United States.
"He is doing (the) same thing," he said. "He is just fighting. He needs his independence."
No immediate decision is made at the hearing, known as a combatant status review tribunal. A senior Pentagon official ultimately decides whether Mohammed is an enemy combatant.
The Pentagon posted the transcript on the Internet at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/transcript_ISN10024.pdf.
It also released transcripts of hearings for two others of the 14 detainees transferred last year, Ramzi bin al Shaibah, a Yemeni also accused of involvement in the September 11 attacks, and alleged senior al Qaeda figure Abu Faraj al Libi of Libya.
Neither man attended his hearing, according to the transcripts which can be seen at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Combatant_Tribunals.html.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/guantanamo_mohammed_dc
Thursday, March 1, 2007
MySpace Trackers Gave in
NY youths in plea deal in MySpace case
By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent Mon Feb 26, 11:40 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.
Two counts of attempted extortion and another illegal computer access count were dropped in the deal, which gave the defendants three years probation. Each had faced up to nearly four years in prison.
Shaun Harrison, 19, and Saverio Mondelli, 20, of Suffolk County, N.Y., were accused of demanding the money as a "consulting fee" from the News Corp. subsidiary. The pair were offering the code on their own Web site for $29.95 and claimed to be developing an unbreakable version. MySpace had blocked the existing version after it was discovered.
The popular MySpace social-networking site — where people create elaborate profiles and personalize them with photos, music and video — is supposed to offer anonymity to visitors who browse the pages.
But Harrison and Mondelli's program collected e-mail addresses and Internet Protocol addresses, prosecutors said. Such information could have been used by stalkers trying to locate MySpace users, said Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey A. McGrath.
The men sold access to several versions of the code to computer users, who could then apply it to their own MySpace profiles. That type of traffic monitoring violates MySpace's rules.
The men boasted they had around 85,000 registered users of their tracking program, but investigators have not determined how much information users were able to cull, McGrath said.
The plea bargain, also agreed to by Paul L. Gabbert, attorney for the young men, severely restricts their access to computers, limits them to one e-mail address each, and requires they do 160 hours of community service and pay MySpace $13,500 in restitution.
Superior Court Commissioner Kristi Lousteau told the defendants that if they violate their agreement they could go to prison. She said they will be subject to search of their computers at any time and they may not access MySpace.com directly or indirectly.
The defendants stood before the commissioner and acknowledged the terms of the agreement, but neither spoke other than to answer "yes."
Outside court, Gabbert said that the agreement came from "the recognition that they are young and made a mistake and to give them a second chance."
He said they set up their business right out of high school, are going to college and "they will continue to be creative and not transgress the law."
McGrath said the young men, who were extremely proficient in the Web multimedia program Flash, were discovered by the operators of MySpace and were sent a "cease and desist" order by e-mail.
The pair sent a reply saying, "We will neither cease nor desist" and announced on their Web site that they were developing an even more sophisticated system that would soon be for sale, prosecutors said.
The problem for MySpace was that the pair's identities were not known because they were operating under pseudonyms.
The prosecution said the company then began "quasi negotiations" with the two. They were arrested last May when they flew to Los Angeles to collect the $150,000 but actually met with undercover
Secret Service' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> Secret Service and district attorney's investigators, prosecutors said.
Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer for MySpace, said the site is committed to protecting users.
"We are pleased with outcome of this case and hope that it sends a message to anyone thinking about causing harm to the MySpace community," Nigam said in an e-mail statement.
McGrath said there are other companies offering similar services on the Internet and that MySpace is constantly trying to shut them down.
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By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent Mon Feb 26, 11:40 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.
Two counts of attempted extortion and another illegal computer access count were dropped in the deal, which gave the defendants three years probation. Each had faced up to nearly four years in prison.
Shaun Harrison, 19, and Saverio Mondelli, 20, of Suffolk County, N.Y., were accused of demanding the money as a "consulting fee" from the News Corp. subsidiary. The pair were offering the code on their own Web site for $29.95 and claimed to be developing an unbreakable version. MySpace had blocked the existing version after it was discovered.
The popular MySpace social-networking site — where people create elaborate profiles and personalize them with photos, music and video — is supposed to offer anonymity to visitors who browse the pages.
But Harrison and Mondelli's program collected e-mail addresses and Internet Protocol addresses, prosecutors said. Such information could have been used by stalkers trying to locate MySpace users, said Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey A. McGrath.
The men sold access to several versions of the code to computer users, who could then apply it to their own MySpace profiles. That type of traffic monitoring violates MySpace's rules.
The men boasted they had around 85,000 registered users of their tracking program, but investigators have not determined how much information users were able to cull, McGrath said.
The plea bargain, also agreed to by Paul L. Gabbert, attorney for the young men, severely restricts their access to computers, limits them to one e-mail address each, and requires they do 160 hours of community service and pay MySpace $13,500 in restitution.
Superior Court Commissioner Kristi Lousteau told the defendants that if they violate their agreement they could go to prison. She said they will be subject to search of their computers at any time and they may not access MySpace.com directly or indirectly.
The defendants stood before the commissioner and acknowledged the terms of the agreement, but neither spoke other than to answer "yes."
Outside court, Gabbert said that the agreement came from "the recognition that they are young and made a mistake and to give them a second chance."
He said they set up their business right out of high school, are going to college and "they will continue to be creative and not transgress the law."
McGrath said the young men, who were extremely proficient in the Web multimedia program Flash, were discovered by the operators of MySpace and were sent a "cease and desist" order by e-mail.
The pair sent a reply saying, "We will neither cease nor desist" and announced on their Web site that they were developing an even more sophisticated system that would soon be for sale, prosecutors said.
The problem for MySpace was that the pair's identities were not known because they were operating under pseudonyms.
The prosecution said the company then began "quasi negotiations" with the two. They were arrested last May when they flew to Los Angeles to collect the $150,000 but actually met with undercover
Secret Service' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> Secret Service and district attorney's investigators, prosecutors said.
Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer for MySpace, said the site is committed to protecting users.
"We are pleased with outcome of this case and hope that it sends a message to anyone thinking about causing harm to the MySpace community," Nigam said in an e-mail statement.
McGrath said there are other companies offering similar services on the Internet and that MySpace is constantly trying to shut them down.
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Court Upholds CA Stem Cell Agency
Court upholds Calif. stem cell agency
By DAVID KRAVETS, AP Legal Affairs Writer Tue Feb 27, 9:07 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - California's $3 billion stem cell agency withstood another challenge to its constitutionality when a state appeals court rejected claims by abortion foes and anti-tax advocates that the agency's managers had conflicts of interest.
The 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a decision by a lower court judge who last year ruled in favor of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which was created when Proposition 71 was passed by 59 percent of the electorate in 2004.
Opponents of the stem cell agency said after Monday's ruling that they likely would appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Until the lawsuits are resolved, the agency can't borrow any money from Wall Street bond dealers. The state has loaned the agency $150 million, and philanthropic organizations have loaned it another $45 million to fund research.
On Feb. 16, the agency doled out nearly $45 million in research grants to about 20 state universities and nonprofit research laboratories, far exceeding the federal government's annual outlays for the work, which is opposed by social conservatives because human embryos are destroyed during research.
In issuing the first significant research grants in its two-year history, the agency became the nation's biggest financial backer of human embryonic stem cell research.
The California Family Bioethics Council argued that the stem cell agency is rife with conflicts of interest, saying officials from three university systems who sit on the board overseeing the agency could benefit because their various schools are applying for millions in research funds from the agency.
As written, Proposition 71 dictates that those officials must recuse themselves when the board is considering an application from their schools.
"Proposition 71 suffers from no constitutional or other legal infirmity," the court ruled, 3-0.
The court heard oral arguments on Feb. 14 and had 90 days to rule.
"Once again, the judiciary has upheld the constitutionality of California's innovative stem cell research project in its entirety, without equivocation, and with absolutely no room for further argument," said Robert Klein, who chairs the committee that oversees the institute.
Robert Tyler, an attorney for Advocates of Faith and Freedom who helped the plaintiffs craft the lawsuit, and Dana Cody, who represented anti-abortion group Life Legal Foundation in the lawsuit, both agreed that an appeal to the state's high court was likely.
"It's so obvious that there are conflicts of interest between those who are responsible for distributing funding and those who receive the funds," Tyler said.
The appeals court was skeptical of claims that Proposition 71 violated the state's "single subject" law for ballot initiatives. Opponents said the proposition allows for more than just stem cell funding.
The appeals court found that the ballot measure's general language appeared to ensure that all stem cell research funding wouldn't be hindered if it overlapped with other kinds of medical research.
The court also balked at arguments that the agency isn't under the "exclusive control and management" of the state.
The People's Advocate and National Tax Limitation Foundation argued that since the University of California officials on the agency's oversight board weren't appointed by elected officials — they were appointed by their chancellors — they aren't public officials and had no authority to spend state money. But the court noted that chancellors of those schools are appointed by regents, who are appointed by the governor.
Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> Arnold Schwarzenegger, who authorized the $150 million state loan last year on the same day
President Bush' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> President Bush vetoed federal legislation supporting the research, hailed Monday's ruling and has said he will authorize more loans as necessary.
Human embryonic stem cells are created in the first days after conception and give rise to all the organs and tissues in the human body. Scientists hope they can someday use stem cells to replace diseased tissue.
Proposition 71 came as a reaction to Bush administration's decision to cap federal funding for stem cell research at about $25 million annually, and impose strict research guidelines that scientists say limit advances.
___
AP Biotechnology Writer Paul Elias also contributed to this report.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_hi_te/stem_cell_lawsuits
By DAVID KRAVETS, AP Legal Affairs Writer Tue Feb 27, 9:07 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - California's $3 billion stem cell agency withstood another challenge to its constitutionality when a state appeals court rejected claims by abortion foes and anti-tax advocates that the agency's managers had conflicts of interest.
The 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a decision by a lower court judge who last year ruled in favor of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which was created when Proposition 71 was passed by 59 percent of the electorate in 2004.
Opponents of the stem cell agency said after Monday's ruling that they likely would appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Until the lawsuits are resolved, the agency can't borrow any money from Wall Street bond dealers. The state has loaned the agency $150 million, and philanthropic organizations have loaned it another $45 million to fund research.
On Feb. 16, the agency doled out nearly $45 million in research grants to about 20 state universities and nonprofit research laboratories, far exceeding the federal government's annual outlays for the work, which is opposed by social conservatives because human embryos are destroyed during research.
In issuing the first significant research grants in its two-year history, the agency became the nation's biggest financial backer of human embryonic stem cell research.
The California Family Bioethics Council argued that the stem cell agency is rife with conflicts of interest, saying officials from three university systems who sit on the board overseeing the agency could benefit because their various schools are applying for millions in research funds from the agency.
As written, Proposition 71 dictates that those officials must recuse themselves when the board is considering an application from their schools.
"Proposition 71 suffers from no constitutional or other legal infirmity," the court ruled, 3-0.
The court heard oral arguments on Feb. 14 and had 90 days to rule.
"Once again, the judiciary has upheld the constitutionality of California's innovative stem cell research project in its entirety, without equivocation, and with absolutely no room for further argument," said Robert Klein, who chairs the committee that oversees the institute.
Robert Tyler, an attorney for Advocates of Faith and Freedom who helped the plaintiffs craft the lawsuit, and Dana Cody, who represented anti-abortion group Life Legal Foundation in the lawsuit, both agreed that an appeal to the state's high court was likely.
"It's so obvious that there are conflicts of interest between those who are responsible for distributing funding and those who receive the funds," Tyler said.
The appeals court was skeptical of claims that Proposition 71 violated the state's "single subject" law for ballot initiatives. Opponents said the proposition allows for more than just stem cell funding.
The appeals court found that the ballot measure's general language appeared to ensure that all stem cell research funding wouldn't be hindered if it overlapped with other kinds of medical research.
The court also balked at arguments that the agency isn't under the "exclusive control and management" of the state.
The People's Advocate and National Tax Limitation Foundation argued that since the University of California officials on the agency's oversight board weren't appointed by elected officials — they were appointed by their chancellors — they aren't public officials and had no authority to spend state money. But the court noted that chancellors of those schools are appointed by regents, who are appointed by the governor.
Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> Arnold Schwarzenegger, who authorized the $150 million state loan last year on the same day
President Bush' name=c1> SEARCHNews News Photos Images Web' name=c3> President Bush vetoed federal legislation supporting the research, hailed Monday's ruling and has said he will authorize more loans as necessary.
Human embryonic stem cells are created in the first days after conception and give rise to all the organs and tissues in the human body. Scientists hope they can someday use stem cells to replace diseased tissue.
Proposition 71 came as a reaction to Bush administration's decision to cap federal funding for stem cell research at about $25 million annually, and impose strict research guidelines that scientists say limit advances.
___
AP Biotechnology Writer Paul Elias also contributed to this report.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_hi_te/stem_cell_lawsuits
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Text Messages Gets Pothead Teacher Caught
Text messages land teacher in hot water
Sat Feb 24, 6:24 AM ET
MURRAY, Ky. - A middle school teacher trying to buy pot was arrested after she sent text messages to state trooper instead of a dealer, police said.
Trooper Trevor Pervine was at dinner with his wife and parents celebrating a birthday when his phone started buzzing with messages about a marijuana purchase.
At first, Pervine thought the messages were from friends playing a joke, Kentucky State Police spokesman Barry Meadows said. But a couple of phone calls put that idea to rest, and Pervine responded to set up a meeting, Meadows said.
Authorities say Ann Greenfield, 34, arrived at the meeting point and found Pervine and other law enforcement officers waiting for her.
"She learned her lesson. Program your dealers into your phone," Meadows said.
Greenfield, a teacher at Murray Middle School, was charged with conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, Meadows said.
She was suspended with pay pending results of an investigation, the Murray Independent School District said in a statement posted Friday on the district's Web site. A message seeking comment left at a listing for an Ann Greenfield in Murray, Ky. was not returned.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_on_fe_st/text_message_arrest
Sat Feb 24, 6:24 AM ET
MURRAY, Ky. - A middle school teacher trying to buy pot was arrested after she sent text messages to state trooper instead of a dealer, police said.
Trooper Trevor Pervine was at dinner with his wife and parents celebrating a birthday when his phone started buzzing with messages about a marijuana purchase.
At first, Pervine thought the messages were from friends playing a joke, Kentucky State Police spokesman Barry Meadows said. But a couple of phone calls put that idea to rest, and Pervine responded to set up a meeting, Meadows said.
Authorities say Ann Greenfield, 34, arrived at the meeting point and found Pervine and other law enforcement officers waiting for her.
"She learned her lesson. Program your dealers into your phone," Meadows said.
Greenfield, a teacher at Murray Middle School, was charged with conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, Meadows said.
She was suspended with pay pending results of an investigation, the Murray Independent School District said in a statement posted Friday on the district's Web site. A message seeking comment left at a listing for an Ann Greenfield in Murray, Ky. was not returned.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_on_fe_st/text_message_arrest
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