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vaguelyoriginaldrivel · 14 days

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RANDOM TOWN GENERATOR

My longest-running campaign ended this year. Granted, that’s not saying much - only ran 9 sessions, started last fall, but still as of yet the only real “campaign” I’ve ever ran. Was some sort of “urban fantasy” thing, players a bunch of wizards (and one giant shrimp-man) driving around some undefined region of the USA in an again undefined recent past… though near the end I think I’d decided on it being set in Pennsylvania? Definitely a learning experience in a lot of ways for me, regardless. Anyways here’s some tables I made for it

Town name (d10):

Washington

Franklin

Chester

Dover

- 10. [random - roll prefix, suffix]

Prefix (d12):

Spring

Hill

Glen

George

Kings

Green

Arling

Clay

Ash

Gold

Mill

Fair

Suffix (d6):

field

lake

hill

view

ton

-Town

Notable Feature (3d10): 1-3. Can’t be rolled on a 3d10

Ignore everything else - this isn’t an ordinary small town, it’s a neo-nazi cult compound. They have guns and they don’t like you

Historic building - Weird modern house - all pods, steel, fiberglass, and concrete, with spherical pods covered in pods. Abandoned.

Ruins - Abandoned Shopping Mal

Speed trap town - local cops lurk on the side of the highway, entire town economy based on speeding tickets. Basically operates on piracy. Absurdly low speed limits not properly demarcated

Weird art installation - field of sculptures (d4 - abstract metal, cobbled-together trash, stone statues of animals and people, monoliths with inscriptions)

Historic building - haunted mansion, old style - wood, maybe some stone

Notable dam overlooking the town, potentially vulnerable to failure

Ruins - Abandoned Factory

College town - small local college dominates the local economy, most residents are students or staff

Tourist trap - Historic house (d4- Rotting wooden mansion with a ghost story, old colonial stone fort, weird modern house of a dead eccentric rich guy/ weird cult leader )

Large immigrant population from a distant country (ie not part of the Americas- like Kazakhstan or Swahililand or Lichtenstein, not like, Colombia)

Oddly high concentration of a hyper-specific specialized type of business - an entire district of dentists or dog groomers or something

Not a full on cult compound, but much of the town’s population do follow a specific esoteric cults religion like scientology or sedevacantist mormonism or something

Birthplace of some celebrity, statue in town square proclaims as much

Tourist trap -Giant sculpture, gift shop (d4 - historic figure, giant animal, mascot of attached restaurant, dinosaur(young-earth creationist))

Historic building - old colonial fort, earthworks and stone and wood

Geography - Subterranean water (1d4 - Hot spring, bottomless pit in a lake, water-filled mine pit)

Geography- Big rock (d4 - Balancing rock, weird outcroppings (like fang ridge nevada), meteor (in far-off museum, there’s a plaque next to the crater though), butte)

Geography - Weird Cliff (1d6: columnar jointing, waterfall, petroglyphs, looks like a face, church built into it, odd color)

Retirement community, no children whatsoever and everyone is either a senior citizen or a caretaker

Odd museum - animal (1d6- snails, songbirds, butterflies, earthworms, leeches, mice)

Odd museum - human (1d6- finger, ear, spleen, tongue, nose, lip, nail)

Odd museum - local cryptid (1d6 - sasquatch, lake monster, grey alien, weird alien (ie flatwoods), hodag, giant toad, devil)

Religious - large megachurch, drawing in the faithful from across the state

Weird art installation - small grove with (d4 - dollheads hanging from the trees, extensive etchings onto the bark, geometric statues in between the trees, the trees coated in colorful yarn)

Ignore everything else - this isn’t an ordinary small town, it’s some kind of hippy commune or cult compound or something. Either pseudochristian or pseudodharmic, flip a coin

Special - roll on Supernatural table

(intentionally weighted to be biased more towards the middle but I didn’t really check the probabilities here, might be way too hard to get the ones at the further poles)

Extra: Supernatural element. (d4)

Entire town was replaced with body-snatchers a few years ago. They’ll try to keep you in town for a few days - constantly surveilling you, in order to grow a body-double - when they’re done they’ll try and kidnap you to replace you with it the next time you wander away from the group. Body snatcher type varies - (Fae-esque boogeymen cuckoo-bird shapeshifters, pseudo-plant pod people, 1979 Alien style androids, etc)

Recent sightings of some kind of cryptid or something has drawn droves of “cryptozoologists” to town. This is a problem because some of you are cryptids. Coinflip if the cryptid in question is real or not

Entire town stuck in groundhog day loop - the US military has caught on and is using the town as a testing-bed/training site. Just like groundhog day, there’s one guy somewhere in town originating the loop - kill him or put him to sleep and it resets - make him learn the error of his ways - or keep him awake til midnight - and the effect ends permanently. The feds know about this, first thing they do every loop is send their special ops guys to bag him and hide him in a van before they start the raid in earnest. Outsiders, like you and the special ops guys, can enter the loop - no matter what happens, when the loop resets you’re plopped back outside right where you entered in exactly the state you were then except for your memories - even if you died you’re revived.

Certain nights, at the witching hour (12-1), local monsters and spirits and such emerge and walk the streets openly - certain stalls and shops pop up in areas that are normally unused, catering to this strange clientele, and others who sell mundane wares during the day reveal their magical affiliations at night. Also there’s street performances, music and dances and parades - and games, dangerous ones - ones you can join. The rest slumber on, but the magic that keeps them asleep does not apply to you. As magicians and cryptids yourself, this could be a good opportunity, but not all the spirits who’ve emerged are peaceful.

this is what the map of the actual campaign ended up looking like at the end btw

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ledenews · 4 months

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New Bridgeport Schools Facility Promises Multi-Community Services

The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District has taken the first step in a project that will change the face of the district and promises to benefit the lives of thousands in the surrounding communities. Thanks to funding from a state grant, in the next two and a half years a proposed 28,500-square-foot addition will be erected in front of Bridgeport Elementary School. Superintendent Brent Ripley said this new facility will enable the district to serve as a hub for a wide variety of services. “This is big and will impact generations of people,” Ripley said. He said this facility could allow the district to expand College Credit Plus for students and community members, as well as offer additional online learning, a workforce training area, and a science, technology, engineering, arts and math classroom. Ripley said Ohio Hills Health Services could bring in doctor and dental services for students and families, the Belmont County Health Department may provide help in providing services at a satellite location, and the OhioRISE (Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence) Medicaid managed care program for children and youth with complex behavioral health and multisystem needs could assist by connecting parents with resources. Southeast Health Services has also teamed up with the district to offer mental health supports on site. The Brookside Fire Department might use the site to train emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Ripley said new or different programs may be added as the planning process unfolds. He noted the district wants to create a one stop location for families and students. The district sought out and gained grant funding to the tune of $13,834,879 through the Appalachian Community Innovation Centers Grant Project. Ripley said the initiative began simply, when district administrators attended an Ohio School Boards Association conference this past November and heard about how another district had built similar facilities to serve its communities. Ripley later learned of the available funding through the visit of a personal colleague in January. Ripley said several factors in the area influenced the state’s decision to award this grant. He noted many economic opportunities and services were lacking. “We don’t have a doctor’s office here in Bridgeport. We don’t have a dentist’s office here in Bridgeport,” he said. Ripley said considering the population of surrounding communities and accessibility via public transportation, an estimated 20,000 lives could be impacted as people made use of the new facility. He said it is difficult to access public transportation beyond the Ohio Valley Mall on Interstate 70. “I think that’s what set us apart,” he said. “We want to reverse the strongholds of poverty and continue to build the Bridgeport School District into a leader in the Ohio Valley. This grant will give us the physical building and money to set a plan into action which we believe will be one that is adored throughout the state.” He said anyone in the public from Bridgeport and beyond will be able to make use of the evening services and resources. This schedule will be part of the planning that the district will be doing as the project moves forward. Curriculum Director Leslie Kosanovic and Technology Director Lisa Clark said working together on this application called for some thought in how the district could benefit the area through education, health care and workforce development. “What are our needs? What opportunities do we want to offer our students? What is the need in our community?” Clark said, recalling brainstorming sessions. “Bottom line, it’s increased opportunities for students,” Kosanovic said. “It also gives additional opportunities and support to our community.” Kosanovic said the facility would have a wide variety of uses for community service entities. “It’s going to build on what we’ve already continued to support, and build forward,” she said. “It’s going to be some flexible space.” She and Clark said some possibilities include exercise training after school hours, a walking track for use in the evenings and a childcare wing for school employees. Ripley said the site would be ideal for organizations such as Rotary clubs or the NAACP to hold their meetings, which students might attend and further their educations. “We’re trying to help students. We’re trying to help our community members just to advance and sustain lives,” Ripley said. Ripley said the district received letters of support from other community partners including Belmont College, Ohio Means Jobs, the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services, Ohio Hills Health Services, the Bridgeport Rotary, the Belmont County NAACP, Southeast Health Services, OhioRISE, the Brookside Fire Department and Experience Church. “I truly see additional partnerships forming from the rise of our new facility. We are going to selflessly serve and purposefully plan for our community making our campus one that supports a family mentality, encouragement, grit and most importantly, hope,” Ripley said. The district formed a planning committee that began the application process in February and submitted the proposal on March 28. “As this was a team effort like everything else in our school district we must pay forward our thank to the planning committee,” he said. The committee is made up of Ripley, board of education members Kori Rosnick, Don Cash, Karrie Puskas, Ryan Kreiter, and Patrick McConnaughy, treasurer Eric Meininger, Clark and Kosanovic, guidance counselor Vicki Falcone, past superintendent and past school board member Roger Stewart, Brookside mayor Rich Kurner, Allan Ketzell Jr. of the Brookside fire department, and Bridgeport graduate and grant writer Angela Sommer. The project must be completed by Dec. 31, 2026. Ripley said the next step will be meeting with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission to begin the planning phase. Eventually the district will schedule a groundbreaking. Ripley said the district will continue to call on the original planning committee for input as the dream takes shape. “We want those voices that were part of this planning process to be the ones to carry the project through,” he said. Ripley said new information will be released through the Bridgeport app. Ripley thanks school employees, parents and students in advance for their cooperation during the project, as construction goes on during and after school. “It’s going to cause some changes to be made and everything will be communicated with families and students. Our goal is to continue to be open, honest and transparent as we move forward. All true and factual information will be shared through our app and not social media platforms” he said. “It’s going to be a two-and-a-half-year process, and we are going to enjoy every minute of this together, and everything that parents need to know, and students need to know we will communicate to them,” Ripley said. “We want to keep people updated with true and factual information.” Ripley, Kosanovic and Clark closed with the district motto: “And as always, Go Dogs!” Anyone with questions may call the district office at 740-635-1713 or [email protected]. 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blueskytree4u · 7 months

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Caring for Trees: Essential

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norwest2022 · 1 year

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5 Easy Steps for Teeth Care

Achieving and maintaining healthy teeth requires a lifetime of care. Proper oral hygiene practices not only ensure a confident smile but also contribute to overall well-being.

Neglecting dental health can lead to dental decay, gum disease, tooth loss, and other complications. To preserve good oral health, it is essential to follow tooth care practices or seek guidance from an orthodontist in Blacktown.

In this article, we will provide excellent tips for maintaining healthy teeth and gums.

Effective Dental Care Practices

Orthodontic treatment is considered as a last resort in taking care of your teeth. However, you don’t need to wait for a professional's opinion in properly taking care of your teeth.

Taking care of your teeth, from cleaning and maintaining its condition, is also part of practising orthodontic treatment. To keep your teeth in optimal condition, incorporate the following practices into your oral hygiene routine:

1. Brush your teeth twice a day

Regular brushing is crucial for maintaining healthy teeth. It is recommended to brush your teeth at least twice a day. After eating or drinking, wait a few minutes to allow the mouth's acids to neutralise before brushing.

Use a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste. Take your time to brush properly, using gentle circular motions to eliminate plaque effectively.

2. Floss to clean the tight spaces

Flossing plays a vital role in preventing cavities and gum disease. Make it a habit to floss your teeth at least once a day. Choose a time when you can dedicate enough time to thoroughly clean each tooth.

Flossing not only removes plaque but also eliminates food particles that may have accumulated throughout the day. It reaches areas between your teeth that a toothbrush or mouthwash cannot reach.

3. Rinse to kill bacteria in your mouth

Using mouthwash as part of your oral care routine can significantly contribute to good oral health. Rinse your mouth with an appropriate mouthwash recommended by your dentist.

Mouthwash helps reduce acid levels in the mouth, cleans hard-to-brush areas around the gums, and kills bacteria. Consult your dentist to determine the type of mouthwash suitable for you and the recommended frequency of use.

4. Opt for water instead of sugary and acidic drinks

Sugary and acidic beverages, such as soda, are major contributors to tooth decay, while tea and coffee can cause teeth staining. To protect your oral health, limit the consumption of these drinks.

Water remains the healthiest beverage for overall health, including oral health. It helps rinse away food particles, maintains saliva production, and keeps the mouth hydrated.

5. Schedule regular dental checkups

Orthodontic treatment is necessary in maintaining healthy teeth. Routine dental checkups are essential for maintaining optimal dental health.

Dentists can remove calculus, check for cavities, identify potential problems, and provide necessary treatments.

They can also offer guidance on oral care practices tailored to your specific needs. By visiting your dentist regularly, you can proactively address any oral health issues and ensure proper care for your teeth.

Conclusion

Good dental care is vital for preserving the health of your teeth and gums. By following these tips, you can maintain excellent oral hygiene, prevent cavities, and address dental issues promptly.

Remember to brush and floss regularly, schedule routine dental exams, and seek necessary dental treatment. With these practices, you can enjoy a lifetime of good oral health, overall well-being, and beautiful smiles.

If you require the services of an orthodontist in Blacktown, Parramatta or the Hills district for regular dental checkups, Norwest Orthodontics has a team of experienced professionals to assist you. To request an appointment or learn more, click here.

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ultraheydudemestuff · 1 year

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Ambler Heights Historic District

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Ambler Heights Historic District is a historic district in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, roughly bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Cedar Glen, N. Park Boulevard, and along Harcourt Dr Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, it includes 112 contributing buildings in an area of 73 acres, which was created between 1903 and 1927. The Ambler Heights Historic District is an early twentieth century suburban residential development platted in its current form in 1900. Development began about 1903 and was largely completed by 1927. The District is located mostly in the southwest corner of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland; a small portion of the District is located within the boundaries of the City of Cleveland. It is an example of the successful marketing of “garden city” living to the wealthy during the first stage of the suburbanization of Cleveland.

The area consists today of 66 original, single-family, architect-designed private homes, one original home which has been converted to use by a retirement community (but continues to be a contributing resource) and 14 non-contributing homes. The original homes and the District are well-preserved and have experienced relatively little alteration since their construction; they therefore may be said to have integrity. The District is located approximately five miles east of downtown Cleveland. Bounded by Cedar Glen Parkway (north), South Overlook Road (east), North Park Boulevard (south) and Ambleside Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (west), it is located on the rise of a gradual hill leading from the City of Cleveland at its lower elevation to the various “Heights” suburbs (including Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights) at its higher elevations; this ledge of land forms the western limits of the Portage escarpment of the Allegheny Mountains.

The Ambler Heights area is named after Dr. Nathan Hardy Ambler (1824-88), a dentist who amassed considerable wealth during the California Gold Rush and subsequently entered into real estate development in Cleveland. Originally farmland, Ambler Heights began to be developed about 1903 by Dr. Ambler’s adopted son, Daniel O. Caswell, and his nephew, William Eglin Ambler. Gracious homes of 2, 2-1/2 and 3 stories, ranging in scale from about 3,000 to more than 8,700 square feet, were built to the specifications of some of Cleveland’s leading families and designed by well-known architects of the period. They mostly exhibit period revival styles such as Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival, but often in interpretations typical of the Progressive Era. As a whole, they consistently exhibit characteristics typical of upper-class domestic suburban architecture of the time. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 2002.

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forestraydentists · 1 year

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Private Dentist NW2

Forest & Ray Dental Practice, a top-tier private dentist, is ideally situated in the diverse and dynamic NW2 district of London. The practice offers an extensive range of superior dental services, expertly blending high-quality care with the vibrant community atmosphere of NW2.

In the heart of NW2, Forest & Ray is surrounded by a variety of attractions that make the district distinctive. One notable point of interest is the Brent Cross Shopping Centre, one of the UK’s first major shopping centres, offering a plethora of retail and dining options.

For nature lovers, the lush green expanse of Gladstone Park, with its beautiful landscaped gardens, duck pond, and stunning views of London from the Dollis Hill House, is just around the corner. Meanwhile, the Mapesbury Dell, an award-winning park, provides a serene oasis for locals and visitors alike.

The Tricycle Theatre, another noteworthy attraction, offers a unique cultural experience with its cinema and theatre performances. Music fans, on the other hand, can visit the iconic The Good Ship, a legendary venue known for its live music and comedy shows.

Forest & Ray Dental Practice provides a wide array of dental services from regular dental check-ups and hygiene appointments to advanced cosmetic dentistry and orthodontics. The team of experienced professionals at Forest & Ray is committed to delivering patient-focused care in their state-of-the-art facilities, ensuring every visit is a comfortable experience.

Whether you’re a resident of NW2 or just visiting, Forest & Ray offers you an excellent opportunity to integrate top-quality dental care into your daily routine or trip. Choosing Forest & Ray means more than just ensuring great dental health; it’s about immersing yourself in the cultural diversity and community spirit that NW2 has to offer.

Originally published here: https://forestray.dentist/private-dentist-nw2/

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riverdistrictsmilesdentistry · 2 years

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Looking for a Dentist: Here is everything you need to know

Dentists are medical professionals who specialize in the oral health of their patients. They often work with other healthcare practitioners to help ensure that their patients are receiving the best possible care.

Dentists have a wide range of responsibilities, including performing dental procedures like fillings, crowns, root canals, and extractions. To do this, they use specialized equipment like drills and lasers to remove teeth or make repairs to them.

Dentists also provide preventative care for their patients by inspecting the inside of their mouths for signs of decay or disease. They may recommend regular cleanings to prevent these problems from developing in the future.

Why you should hire a dentist

You should hire a dentist in Rock Hill because they can help you stay healthy, clean, and well-groomed. Your dentist can help you avoid the embarrassment of not having brushed your teeth for a week or two. You might think you're saving money by skipping the dentist's visit, but when you need to get them filled, it will cost much more than if you'd gone in for regular checkups.

Types of dentists

One of the most important decisions you can make is choosing a dentist.

There are many different types of dentists out there, and it's important to know what they do before you choose one. Here are some of the most common types:

General Dentist: A general dentist performs routine cleanings and exams, as well as fillings, crowns, and other procedures. They also provide advice on how to maintain your teeth.

Endodontist: An endodontist specializes in root canal treatments and other oral surgery procedures that require access to the inner parts of your teeth.

Oral Surgeon: An oral surgeon specializes in removing teeth and repairing injuries to gums or jawbones caused by trauma or infection. They typically work with an oral surgeon assistant or a dental hygienist because their work can be difficult for anyone without specialized training.

Pediatric Dentist: Pediatric dentists focus on children from infancy through adolescence—they keep up with their growing bodies throughout this period until adulthood arrives!

Things to look for in dentists

If you're searching for a dentist near me, there are some things you should consider.

First of all, you want to make sure the office is clean. Is there a waiting room? Are there magazines? Is the receptionist friendly? A clean office is not only more pleasant, but it's also better at preventing infections and diseases in patients.

You'll also want to think about what kind of equipment they have in their office—especially if you need any special treatments or procedures done. Do they have the tools they need to do those procedures? How often do they replace their equipment? If something breaks down, do they have backup plans?

And finally, consider whether or not you feel comfortable with the dentist's staff and with your dentist himself or herself. You should be able to talk openly with them about any concerns or questions that come up during treatment so that both parties can work together toward getting the best results possible for your oral health!

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a-spell-a-rebel-yell · 2 years

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November

right 😂 this is an abomination. i'm two weeks late for this post, as today is already December 13th i fully acknowledge i can no longer offer any form of apologies this time but i swear i was just distracted! i didn't forget you guys!!!

but anyways: hello everyone!!! hoping you lot are staying sane, 2022 will be over soon, maybe we'll get some proper rest this yearend, with xmas and new years' holidays! (i think this is my sole motivation to get through November and December lol)

this November the only highlight and worth mentioning is my Labuan Bajo trip! my dad (again) got another work trip scheduled on my birthday weekend, the place and timing were perfect down to the t! so of course me and my sister took another leave, and honestly thank god i have cool head dentists they didn't ask much and just approved my 7-days leave request.

Labuan Bajo (at Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara to be exact) is one of locations i have on my bucket list, and having my dad's office arranging everything we got to stay at one of the best resorts there. booked a room with a view overlooking Waecicu beach and i'm telling you every second is heaven! the weather was perfect, we have direct view of sunset from the high level every evening, the hotel was great, and most importantly: the food was delicious! i think i gained weight because all i do was just eat and try as many things as possible.

we stayed for 6 days (actually just 4 days, the rest 2 days were for the flights so they were more like rest days to me) and the thing about Labuan Bajo is that the town its located in (West Manggarai district) is a small one, you can explore everything in just 2-3 days.

for the first day, we hired a driver to show us to places. in the main island the tourist spot is mostly caves, the ones that used to be underwater hundred years ago but now is a dry cave. out of the many caves, we picked the most popular aka the Batu Cermin cave. during initial minutes of us entering the cave complex, we were awed. we can't stop ooh-ing or aah-ing because the stones were huge HUGE like a five stories building high. i was feeling fine, because i love height. but then the guide showed us a small opening to a slightly deeper and underground cave system and i was so close to freak out. mind you, i have claustrophobic tendency, so it was almost like a daytime nightmare for me. but i steeled myself and push forward after i put my caving helmet on. turned out it wasn't so bad, i managed to keep myself under control and enjoyed seeing the stalactites and fossils!

after the below ground zero cave experience, our driver (i don't know if he intentionally did this or not) brought us to a tribe village high up on the mountain (it was an hour drive from the cave) so the pressure change was hilarious (to me at least). there we tried the local traditional clothing and took pics on the traditional house. my mum bought traditional textile and my dad got grounded coffee. after that we had lunch and went back to the hotel!

for our second day, we rented a private speedboat to reach the islands and decided it'll be just a 1 day trip scouring everything in one go.

on the islands tour trip day, we all had to wake up early because we wanted to make sure not to waste the good weather (the sea's always a lot more windy from 12 pm onwards). the waves even at 6 am is pretty scary (i might be biased since i have thalassophobia heh) but everywhere you look it's just endless nice blue ocean and tiny empty islands dotting green here and there, it was beautiful!

our first destination is Padar island. where the main attraction is this photo spot on top of the hill with three different beaches as the view. to reach it, we had to climb 815 steps and somehow out of all four in the family, only i made it all the way up 😂 but oh boy it counted as a strenuous exercise for me since i don't workout, but i made it anyway after 30 mins! so i took photos and thankfully there were rangers who helped take pics for me. spent a good ten minutes up there before going back down.

next island is a carefully selected one from the many mini islands by our captain that has 'pink' beach. it's actually a trick of the eye because what's causing the beach sand to look pinkish in color is just smithereens of red corals scattered everywhere. again, it's beautiful and you can do snorkeling here but i was too lazy so all i did was play at the beach and drink coconut water hehehe. we spent almost an hour there to rest (mind you, 815 steps up and down is no joke) before resuming the trip.

third stop is the one and only Komodo Island!!! there you'll find the Komodo National Park where you can hire a guide/ranger to show you where the komodos are. there's an option to explore and hike further into the woods but my parents chose the shortcut track to just go see the komodo. we found a big, chunky one! everyone took turns to take a picture with it, and since it was noon the komodo was sleeping 🥺 i know they can kill you in an instant but they're still so cute 🥺

our fourth and final stop is Kanawa island. much like any other islands in the area, its focal tourist spot is the beach and the sea surrounding it. we had our lunch at the little port attached as we treat our eyes with the view, feeding the fish right below our feet with our leftovers. actually, there were other islands we can go to, but because it was already 1 pm and weather forecast saying it'll rain on the afternoon, we decided to head back to the main island. every other islands are pretty much offering the same thing, and we don't plan on swimming or diving or snorkeling, the sun was super duper scorching hot (our skin got considerably a shade darker even when we already put on sunblock shades and wore clothes covering almost everything) and we were tired anyway, so yup. i think we got back at the hotel at around 2 pm and we all fell asleep 😂

the rest of the trip was spent with, yes you guessed it right, eating!!! being literally so close to the ocean, the popular food choice is seafood. we ate loads of things and tried the local cuisines. local best food is se'i and i think it was the best se'i i've ever eaten in my whole life (yet, so far)

by now you probably can tell (or already established the fact) that my family mostly do touristy & culinary things before staycation-ing because we just don't have that much energy lol so yeah. the next 3 days days we just spent it at the hotel, sitting at the balcony watching the sea and sunset, the harbor, the ships... it was so peaceful, serene, and that's the kind of life i strive to have. maybe one day.

the irony is after we went back to Jakarta, all of us caught cold and flu! i think it was the temp fluctuation (the sun was hot yet the weather is super windy and cold) and i took a week off from work 😂 so yeah, that's how i spend the last week of November and the first week of December leisurely hehehe.

really can't believe it's almost the end of 2022 already. it's been a year since i graduated as a dentist also. time passing is always a mystifying wonder to me, and i can never stop being in awe. i'm a quarter of a century old now! so many things have gone swallowed by the past and seem to be so, so far away from me now. i'm trying as best as i can to enjoy everything i have at the very moment, so it'll somehow lessen the pain when all i can do is to think of them from my memories.

but yeah, we're looking forward. let's see what the future holds, shall we?

edit on 03/02/23: omg i forgot to mention that first week of November is marked with me finally meeting my senior high school friends that i haven't seen/talked to for years!!! it's just a bunch of 4 peeps and what's funny to me now is that we're not alike in any way whatsoever it's like a jumbled mix. but it worked out well? i'm so happy to meet them, and i'll see them again February 12th 2023 (i'll write about this on the Feb '23 post) we went to the mall for lunch, it was a all-you-can-eat day and we talked a lot... it was a good day :) it's quite hilarious the fact that most of the things that find its way back to me are always occurring in the most unexpected way possible 😂

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hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to recommend all those small town books and adding your thoughts and descriptions of them! It helps so much. I’m adding them to my list, I’m so excited! Also, if it’s no trouble, can you also recommend me dramas or tv shows with this narrative? I’ve been wanting a new show to watch :D

SOOO as i am sure you've seen over the course of the past few days,

hometown cha cha cha - a new gem that is absolutely fantastic to me. it's about a dentist who loses her job and takes a trip to a seaside city for some perspective, only to end up moving there and set up a dental clinic in semblance of a fresh start. the problem is that she's a city girl, and this isn't the city. there's a lot of preconceived notions that she has about the people in town, as do they about her, and so far the show has been a slow and steady practice in the kindness and patience we learn to emulate when meeting new people and understanding that they are as troubled and hopeful in their own lives as we are. also, the romance thus far is positively swoonworthy. i went into an emotional crisis last night over it

into the ring - another kdrama fave that i was positively obsessed with last year. it centers on the politics of a small town, and how a girl who is notorious for making (rightful) complaints to city hall ends up running as a district representative. initially this is only something she does bc she's in desperate need of money, but the mc has so much inherent love for her town that she ends up being a pretty proactive representative anyway. her relationship with one of the people who fields complaint calls at city hall is also a focus, and it's one of the most tenderly developed romances i've seen in a long time. there's just a lot of care and attention to detail in the show that makes your wholehearted investment worth it. every character brings something unique to the table

anne with an e - obviously if i was going to rec the book series then i was going to rec the show as well lol! if we are going to be completely technical then admittedly i do think the sullivan movies have the best portrayals of anne and gilbert as well as the best depiction of their romance (esp in the sense of accuracy, the third movie aside), but the more recent show i think does a better job of staying true to the books' nature of investing in a full cast. it really captures that homey, small town feel that i so love, and i think it expands on the cast in ways that other adaptations haven't really cared to

gilmore girls - admittedly i don't know that i need to include this bc i think everyone knows this is the go-to small town show. but nonetheless. there is a lot about the show that has aged poorly over the years (namely how enjoyable rory is as a character, which is. . . very little unfortunately as seasons go by) but i still think it possesses a lot of small town charm, esp in its comedy. the way everyone's lives just seamlessly interweave in stars hollow is both incredibly real but also ridiculously funny bc sometimes overlaps in episode plot points are so obscure as to be bizarre. i genuinely think it's a really enjoyable show up through the fourth season (the affair plot point aside)

sweet magnolias - this is a new show that started airing last year but oh my god! the level of invested i was as i watched it was so crazy. the plot touches on a lot of different characters but it centers itself in the friendship between three women who are each dealing with their own struggles and decide to open a spa together as a sort of healing project. the character arcs aren't particularly unique but everyone is nonetheless so endearing and i really appreciate how almost every character is human. like i think a lot of shows with teens can tend to make them out as unforgivable esp bc it's so common for adults to portray them these days, but the teens in this show are actually teens, and i like that they're given opportunities to grow and change in spite of mistakes they may make. i rly value those kind of narratives and overall the atmosphere of the show was just very healing. also heather headley is so damn pretty i was completely enamored with her the whole season

everwood - little to no one has heard of this show likely bc it started airing at around the same time as the oc and one tree hill and i mean. obv it was going to be overlooked in comparison. but personally i love it a lot! the initial plot's about this kid ephram who's just lost his mom and moves to colorado with his dad and sister. his dad worked a lot before his mom's death and as such ephram doesn't really have much of a relationship with him, so rebuilding that is a huge focus. there's also amy, aka the girl ephram likes, who's dealing with some trauma of her own bc her brother landed her boyfriend in a coma. there's a lot of baggage in this show re: death and i think there's a sadness that really permeates the atmosphere, but not in a way that's disconcerting per se. it's just real. it gets down to the ugliness and loneliness of trauma, esp wrt the teen characters, and i really appreciate that. the only major flaw is there's a plot point where ephram dates his college babysitter who is in college and gets her pregnant although his dad scares her off so he never finds out. but we ignore that

friday night lights - as someone who was in marching band and could still not for the life of me tell you what is what in football, this show is so damn good. it's about a rural texas town exclusively driven by its football team, except this year, the first game starts off with the star player being paralyzed from the waste down, putting a number of different people on the spot: the star player's girlfriend, his best friend, the new head coach, the runner-up qb who has never actually played a real game. i think anyone who watches the show ends up watching it for a specific character or dynamic but at the core it's just about the like. inherent goodness of people. like some of these people make mistakes due to pressure or grief but most of them are irrevocably human and that's what drives the show forward, as do the unlikely but endearing relationships formed between various people in the town. my personal favorite dynamic is between tim and lyla, who are in a bit of a unique place as the best friend and boyfriend of the injured star player

i hope you enjoy! let me know if you try any of them hehe

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i was gonna ask if you have a map of wickhills but i get the feeling your dislike for concrete timelines extends to this kind of thing too

its not possible to draw a map of wickhills! the streets shift around and such. you can generally count on a few things like for example, Main and Fletcher always intersect at the very center of town and your specific street usually stays about the same. but the further out you get the less likely thats accurate, and Main and Fletcher sometimes switch place, and they can never seem to decide which direction theyre going North-South-East-West-wise

what i can give you is a basic rundown of What Wickhills Has In It, infrastructure wise, organized into general groups

going under a cut - this is all meta, and a lot of it

Governmental infrastructure

Wickhills Police Department (featuring kevin lemaster, the literal Only Cop - pretty much the only thing he does is hand out parking tickets and break up the occasional noise complaint, barring the very YikesTM interaction in Heir)

The fire department (again, very small - one truck, like five guys)

The Post Office and The Mailman (capitalized as such because he’s freaky as hell - heres an ask about him)

The Water Tower (featured in Bliss)

Fletcher Street Park (backs onto Fletcher Street Chapel Graveyard, next to Fletcher Street Chapel)

Cliff Park (the location of the wedding proper in Bliss - has a gazebo)

Wickhills Town Hall

Cultural/Religious infrastructure

6 churches (i know this seems like a lot but Trust Me if youve ever been in a small rural town you know this is a totally reasonable number of churches)

Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, Rose of St. Barbara Catholic Church, Wickhills United Methodist Church, Fletcher Street Chapel, Twin Cliff Church, Point Hill Lutheran Ministries

2 graveyards and one cemetery (Crown Hill Memorial Park is the cemetery, Rose Of St. Barbara Cemetery and Fletcher Street Chapel Graveyard are both graveyards in spite of the misleading name of the first)

Wickhills Public School District, which is a very funny and slightly misleading name seeing as its basically just one big school - all three buildings are on one campus.

Wickhills Elementary, Wickhills Junior High, and Wickhills High School - on the same campus are also football, soccer, and baseball fields. The mascot is the Marching Knights and the colors are blue and red

A public pool

The local paper (the Wickhills Community Tribune, commonly referred to as just “the Tribune”)

Other Infrastructure

the grocery store (very small, not well stocked, almost nothing in the way of produce)

the butcher

the farmer’s market (saturday mornings in the main square)

Wickhills Rural Hospital (featured in every other page is a mirror)

the dentist (Dr. Quickel, who appears in a blade buried in wet soil, and is the husband of Mrs. Quickel, from every other page is a mirror)

tow truck (the tow yard of which is featured in Spiderling)

hardware store/mechanic (owned by Anton Adams, Polly’s father and Remy and Nate’s uncle)

an agricultural store that is not a Tractor Supply but everyone CALLS the tractor supply and usually doesnt remember the actual name of

two gas stations, one of which has a deli

(much later in the timeline) Emile’s psychiatry practice

Other Shops

ice cream shop with an associated ice cream truck (Scoops, Patton works here through college)

2 antique/thrift stores (Salvage Garden, which features heavily in i looked just like everyone else, and Good as New which is mentioned but not by name in Small)

a barbershop

3 diners (Crown Hill Diner, The Gallery, Fiddler's)

Pepperoni's Pizza

the army surplus store

a bar (Main Street Pub - unofficial rivalry with the Adams, unofficial because the Adams are obviously whole ass breaking the law)

(much later in the timeline) Patton’s bakery

(much later in the timeline) Logan’s flower shop

other notable features and landmarks

the hanging tree (featured in trying to heal a burn victim by drowning them)

the main square/main square fountain (mentioned in every other page is a mirror, where the above mentioned farmer’s market takes place)

The train tracks (mentioned in Loyalty)

Wickhills Mining Company (abandoned mine)

the Wickham River

along the river there are two covered bridges (one of which appears in for the world’s more full of weeping), Twin Cliff Falls (from Joy), and a very wide assortment of tributaries and creeks running off of it (one of which is ~usually near the Gage house and appears in Reach)

there are a few other details i usually keep in mind. Wickhills has a lot of Cul-de-sacs. the two gas stations tend to stay on opposite sides of town and the train tracks tend to stay on the opposite side from the mine. the exact positioning changes but the Sanders’ house is almost relatively close to the school, and the school tends to stay close to the center of town. Downtown mixes itself up at lot but Logan’s flower shop and Patton’s bakery are always next to each other.

that was a lot of meta in one go - i hope yall had fun even if it was very mechanical. feel free to play in the sandbox!

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Sir Stirling Moss, F1 great, dies aged 90

He was content to be known, he often said, as the man who never won the world championship: a way of distinguishing him from those of lesser gifts but better luck who had actually succeeded in winning motor racing’s principal honour. But it was the manner in which Stirling Moss, who has died aged 90, effectively handed the trophy to one of his greatest rivals that established his name as a byword for sporting chivalry, as well as for speed and courage.

It was after the Portuguese Grand Prix on the street circuit at Oporto, the eighth round of the 1958 series, that Moss voluntarily appeared before the stewards to plead the case of Mike Hawthorn, threatened with disqualification from second place for apparently pushing his stalled Ferrari against the direction of the track after spinning on his final lap. Moss, who had won the race in his Vanwall, testified that his compatriot had, in fact, pushed the car on the pavement, and had thus not been on the circuit itself. Hawthorn was reinstated, along with his six championship points. Three months later, when the season ended in Casablanca, he won the title by the margin of a single point from Moss, who was never heard to express regret over his gesture.

Such sportsmanship had become part of his appeal, along with the devil-may-care charisma formerly associated with Battle of Britain fighter pilots. His public image was enhanced by his willingness to invite feature writers and TV cameras into his town house in Shepherd Market, the district of Mayfair in central London where he lived, even when married, in a kind of bachelor-pad splendour amid a panoply of hi-tech gadgets.

The aura continued to surround him long after an accident on the track truncated his career at the age of 32, when he was still in his prime. The sight of Moss, in his later decades, entering the paddock at a race meeting, accompanied by his third wife, the effervescent and indispensable Susie, never failed to draw shoals of fans, photographers and journalists keen to hear his opinion on the latest controversy.

He loved to fight against the odds, and the greatest of his Formula One victories, at the wheel of an obsolete, underpowered Lotus-Climax, came in 1961 at Monaco and the Nürburgring, two circuits that placed the highest demands on skill and nerve. Those wins could be set alongside the epic victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia and the historic triumph in the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, when he and Tony Brooks became the first British drivers to win a round of the world championship series in a British car, prefacing a long period of British domination.

Before his retirement as a professional driver in 1962 he had competed in 529 races, not counting rallies, hill climbs and record attempts. He won 212 of them, an extraordinary 40% success rate. Of the 66 world championship grands prix he entered between 1951 and 1961, he won 16, a ratio unfavourably distorted by early years spent in uncompetitive British cars and by a pronounced share of mechanical misfortune.

He was born to parents who had met at Brooklands, in Surrey, the great cathedral of pre war British motor racing. His father, Alfred, was a descendant of a family of Ashkenazi Jews known, until the end of the 19th century, as Moses. A successful dentist, Alfred Moss also possessed a passion for motor sport, and competed at Brooklands in the 1920s; while studying in the US, he entered the Indianapolis 500, finishing 16th. His wife, Aileen (nee Craufurd), was the great-great-niece of “Black Bob” Craufurd, a hero of the Peninsular war in the early 19th century; an equestrian, she also entered races and rallies in her own three-wheeled Morgan.

When their son was born they were living in Thames Ditton. Two years later, after the birth of a daughter, Pat, they moved to a large house in Bray, Berkshire, called Long White Cloud. Both children rode horses competitively from an early age (Pat was to become a champion horsewoman and rally driver). Stirling, educated at Clewer Manor prep school and Haileybury, Hertfordshire, neither enjoyed nor excelled at academic work. It was at Haileybury that he was subjected to antisemitic bullying for the first time.

He was nine when his father bought him an old Austin Seven, which he drove in the fields surrounding Long White Cloud. At 15 he obtained his first driving licence and, with £50 from his equestrian winnings plus the proceeds from the sale of the Austin, bought his own Morgan. It was followed by an MG (in which he was discovered by Aileen Moss while attempting, aged 17, to surrender his virginity to one of his father’s dental receptionists) and then, in the winter of 1947-48, by a prewar BMW 328. This was the car with which he entered his first competition, organised by the Harrow Car Club, winning his class.

Resistant to the lure of dentistry, he worked briefly as a trainee waiter at various London establishments. But motor racing was where his heart lay, and for his 18th birthday his father bought him a Cooper-JAP, powered by a 500cc motorcycle engine, with which to compete in the new Formula Three series. After a couple of good performances in hill climbs, he entered and won his first single-seater race on the Brough aerodrome circuit in east Yorkshire on 7 April 1948.

Ruled out of national service by bouts of illness, including nephritis, Moss was soon a regular winner against fierce competition and before long he was making occasional trips to races in Italy and France. In May 1950, when a race was held in support of the Monaco Grand Prix, he set the best practice time, won his heat and then won the final.

As his reputation grew, he was approached in 1951 by Enzo Ferrari, who offered him a car for a Formula Two race at Bari, as the prelude to a full contract for the following season. Moss and his father made the long journey down to Puglia, only to discover that the only Ferrari was reserved for another driver, the veteran Piero Taruffi. No explanation was offered and Moss’s fury at such treatment led to a lasting rift and a special sense of satisfaction whenever he managed to beat the Italian team, particularly in a British car.

A victory in the 1954 Sebring 12-hours, sharing the wheel of an OSCA sports car with the American driver Bill Lloyd, opened the season in which he made his international breakthrough. Deciding to take the plunge into Formula One, he and his manager, Ken Gregory, first offered his services to Mercedes-Benz, then on the brink of a return to grand prix racing. When the German team politely indicated that they thought he needed more experience, Gregory and his father negotiated the purchase of a Maserati 250F, the new model from Ferrari’s local rivals.

No racing driver can have invested £5,500 more wisely. Moss and the 250F bonded instantly, and he was soon winning the Aintree 200, his maiden Formula One victory. By the time he entered the car for the German Grand Prix, he was being supported by the official Maserati team, which had recognised his world-beating potential. At Monza that September he was leading the Italian Grand Prix and looking a certainty for his first win in a round of the world championship when an oil pipe broke with 10 laps to go.

Mercedes had taken note, however, and signed him up for 1955, as No 2 to the world champion, Juan Manuel Fangio. Although neither spoke the other’s language, a warm respect grew between them. At Aintree, having won three of the season’s first four races and assured himself of a third world title, Fangio took his turn to sit in the slipstream as Moss became the first Briton to win his home grand prix.

In 1955, too, Moss won the Mille Miglia, the gruelling time trial around 1,000 miles of Italian public roads, in a Mercedes 300SLR sports car. During two reconnaissance runs his co-driver, the journalist Denis Jenkinson, prepared a set of pace notes that were inscribed on a roll of paper, held on a spindle inside a small aluminium box. As they charged from Brescia to Rome and back, Jenkinson scrolled through the notes and shouted instructions to the driver. They completed the course in 10 hours and seven minutes, at an average speed of 97.95mph – a record that stands in perpetuity, since the race was abandoned after several spectators were killed two years later.

When Mercedes bowed out of Formula One at the end of 1955, Moss returned to Maserati while Fangio went to Ferrari. Moss won at Monaco and Monza, finishing runner-up to Fangio in the championship for the second time in a row. However he had always hoped to win grands prix in a British car, and for 1957 he was happy to accept an invitation to drive a Vanwall, a Formula One car built by the industrialist Tony Vandervell at his factory in Acton, west London.

At Aintree, after a patchy start to the season, he fell out of the lead with a misfiring engine. Taking over the car of his team-mate Brooks, who was still suffering from the effects of a crash at Le Mans, he resumed in ninth place and eventually took the lead with 20 laps to go after the clutch of Jean Behra’s Maserati disintegrated and a puncture delayed Hawthorn’s Ferrari. More conclusive were the subsequent victories at Pescara and Monza, when the British car and its driver beat the Italian teams on their home ground.

After Fangio’s retirement in 1958, Moss became his undisputed heir. When Vanwall did not attend the first race of the year, in Buenos Aires, he was allowed to drive a little two-litre Cooper-Climax entered by his friend Rob Walker and, through a clever bluff involving pit stops, managed to beat the Ferraris. Back in the Vanwall, he won the Dutch, Portuguese and Moroccan grands prix, but was again condemned to second place in the final standings, this time behind Hawthorn.

Vandervell was so distressed by the death of Stuart Lewis-Evans, the team’s third driver, in Morocco at the end of the season that he withdrew his cars during the winter, leaving Moss without a drive for 1959. The solution was to form an alliance with Walker, the heir to a whisky fortune, whose Cooper-Climax would be looked after by Moss’s faithful mechanic, Alf Francis, a wartime refugee from Poland. The dark blue car suffered from unreliability until late summer, when Moss took it to victories in Portugal and Italy.

Moss and Walker remained in partnership for 1960, but a fine victory in Monaco with a new Lotus-Climax was followed at Spa by a bad crash during a practice session, the car losing a wheel at around 140mph and hitting a bank with such force that the driver suffered two broken legs, three crushed vertebrae and a broken nose. To general astonishment he was back at the wheel inside two months, winning his comeback race in a Lotus sports car.

In 1961 his virtuosity overcame the limitations of Walker’s ageing Lotus and its four-cylinder engine. Twice he outran the V6 Ferraris of Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill and Richie Ginther, first in a mad chase at Monaco and then, on a wet track, at the 14-mile Nürburgring. He was at the height of his powers and the only problem was to find cars good enough to match his brilliance.

Before the start of the 1962 season Enzo Ferrari offered to supply his latest car, to be run in Walker’s colours. Old resentments were cast aside and Moss accepted this rare invitation. But an accident at Goodwood, at the wheel of a Lotus, meant that it was never put to the test.

No conclusive evidence has ever emerged to explain why, on that Easter Monday, his car went straight on at St Mary’s, a fast right hander, and hit an earth bank. It took 40 minutes to cut his unconscious body out of the crumpled wreckage.

The outward signs of physical damage – severe facial wounds, a crushed left cheekbone, a displaced eye socket, a broken arm, a double fracture of the leg at knee and ankle, and many bad cuts – were less significant than the deep bruising to the right side of his brain, which put him in a coma for a month and left him paralysed in the left side for six months, with his survival a matter of national concern.

After lengthy treatment, convalescence and corrective surgery, he started driving on the road again. And in May 1963, a year and a week after the accident, he returned to Goodwood, lapping in a Lotus sports car for half an hour on a damp track. When he returned to the pits, it was with bad news. The old reflexes, he believed, had been dulled, and without that sharpness he could only be an ex-racing driver. In the fullness of time, he came to regret the decision. Had he postponed it a further two or three years, he felt, his recovery would have been complete and, at 35, he might have had several seasons at the top ahead of him.

Instead he occupied himself with his property company. There was also the well remunerated business of being Stirling Moss, constantly in demand for commercial and ceremonial events. He participated in races for historic cars, taking advantage of a special dispensation that allowed him, and him alone of all the world’s racing drivers, to ignore modern safety regulations by competing in his old helmet and overalls and doing without seat-belts.

He celebrated his 81st birthday by racing at the Goodwood Revival; a few months earlier he had fallen 30ft down the lift shaft at his Mayfair home, breaking both his ankles. Towards the end of 2016, however, he fell ill during a trip to the far east. After several weeks in hospital in Singapore he was flown home to London and his withdrawal from public life was announced.

Always enthusiastic in his pursuit of what, refusing to abandon the vernacular of racing drivers of the 50s, he referred to as “crumpet”, he was married three times. The first marriage, in 1957, was to Katie Molson, the heir to a Canadian brewing fortune; they separated three years later. In 1964 he married Elaine Barberino, an American public relations executive, with whom he had a daughter, Allison, in 1967, and from whom he was divorced the following year. He married Susie Paine, the daughter of an old friend, in 1980; their son, Elliot, was born later that year.

Appointed OBE in the 1959 new year’s honours list, and named BBC sports personality of the year in 1961, he was knighted in 2000.

He is survived by Susie and his children.

• Stirling Craufurd Moss, racing driver, born 17 September 1929; died 12 April 2020

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