on the outskirts of the historic port city of Greifswald
the monumental ruins of a 12th-century monastery stand among a quiet forest
the ruins played a key role in the German Romantic movement
featuring heavily in the work of Caspar David Friedrich
Danish Cisterian monks founded the original abbey in 1199
After the Battle of Bornhöved in 1227
the Danes were forced to withdraw from Northern Germany
a historical duchy ruled by the House of Pomerania (also known as the Griffins)
The abbey served as the burial place for the last members of the House of Pomerania
the abbey was dissolved in 1535 and soon started to fall into disrepair
Bricks from the abbey were also repurposed and used to build new buildings during the 17th and 18th centuries.
the German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich came across Eldena Abbey
and soon began depicting the ruins in a range of works
including The Abbey in the Oakwood and Ruins in the Giant Mountains
The ruins are easily accessible at any time of the day
2 from Greifswald central station to the ruins
An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world
The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system
Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin
These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists
This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII
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Farmers have long drained peatlands for agriculture
but the dried-out soils release vast quantities of CO2
new initiatives in Germany are not only rewetting peatlands but also creating markets for the native grasses
Henning Voigt’s 500-hectare farmland along the Peene River
near Germany’s northeastern Baltic Sea coast
was well-drained and used as a cattle pasture
Voigt made a bold decision: to reverse the course of modern history
Peatlands are found around the world where acidic soils and a high water table prevent dead plants from fully decomposing
The resulting layers of compressed plants are often many meters thick
up to 4.5 meters (more than 14 feet) in the case of Henning Voigt’s land
preventing peat degradation is essential for humanity if we are serious about achieving carbon neutrality by mid-century,” says Franziska Tanneberger
a peatland scientist and director of the Greifswald Mire Centre
a think tank jointly operated by the University of Greifswald
and the Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth
Tanneberger calls for swift action to stop peatlands from further drying up
“Peatlands cover just 3 percent of Earth’s land surface,“ she says
“yet they store more than 500 gigatons of carbon
which is twice as much carbon as all the world’s forest biomass combined.”
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The European Union stands out as a global “drainage hotspot,” as 50 percent of its peatlands have been converted to farmland, according to research published in the journal Diversity
The share is even higher in northern Germany
Scientists agree that the only way to halt this process — and the CO2 emissions it produces — is to stop draining the land and allow the water table to rise to about 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) below the surface
Voigt took action when he learned about the impacts of drainage
in a joint project with scientists from the nearby University of Greifswald
he began turning a 10-hectare grazing plot into a new type of cropland
and planted common reed and two species of cattail
he can moisten his plot using a solar-powered pump that pulls from an adjacent river
This type of intervention needs careful calibration
If the water table is too high for longer periods
A gas analyzer was placed on a tower in the middle of the plot to document changes in emissions of CO2
Preliminary data indicate a decrease in CO2 emissions into the atmosphere
“It’s neither feasible nor fair to simply take that land away from farmers in the name of climate protection,” she says
we need to find ways for farmers to earn a living from rewetted peatlands and the sphagnum mosses
Tanneberger has teamed up with Claudia Bühler
the director of the Michael Otto Environment Foundation
which is funded by the German retailer Otto Group
to promote a form of marsh farming called “paludiculture.” An initiative called “toMOORow” aims to match farmers with large companies as future buyers of the plants that thrive in peatlands
“Plants from peatlands can be used in various mass markets
or sustainably sourced horticultural soil,” Tanneberger says
and corporate leaders throughout Germany and Europe
she highlights what she calls paludiculture’s quadruple benefits: “Through rewetting
you save emissions from the land; you can substitute materials that might otherwise have a fossil origin; you can sequester carbon in durable products like furniture; and you can encourage peat formation
drained peatlands now under cultivation cover 1.7 million hectares — an area the size of Thuringia
Dry peatlands were responsible for around 7 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 alone
At least 1 million hectares urgently need to be rewetted
numerous projects have sprung up to jumpstart this process
the federal government launched a 10-year program
called “PaludiNet,” to advance wetland agriculture on nine sites across the country
The state of Bavaria has launched a scheme called “PeatFarmers” that stabilizes farmers’ incomes with government grants while they are testing new approaches and has pledged to spend 200 million Euros in one large area
In an extensive peatland area near Bremen called Devil’s Bog
and market peatland biomass together; another start-up
or “FuturePeat,” is cultivating moss for the horticultural soil industry
in an attempt to replace garden soil extracted from intact bogs
Similar moss projects are underway in other European countries
and a start-up in northwest England aims to harvest Typha from a rewetted peatland in Lancashire to use as “BioPuff,” an insulation material for winter jackets
growing and harvesting marsh plants to make wetland conservation pay is furthest developed in Europe
two bright red tractors rumbled across Henning Voigt‘s plot of land — an unusual sight so late in the year
drew the attention of neighboring farmers curious to see what was going on
the tractors weren’t fitted with wheels but continuous tracks
enabling them to traverse the peatland without sinking
“I might just as well buy that as my next toy,” one of the farmers quipped — until he learned the price tag for these specialized machines started at 300,000 euros
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Voigt’s land stands as a model for paludiculture
“If we can turn these plants into high-value products
it could be a game changer for how we manage peatlands,” he told his neighbors
Scientists from the University of Greifswald
who were present to weigh and examine the yield
were ready to be transported to a company that will test them as building insulation
scaling the practice to an industrial level for meaningful climate mitigation is a novel endeavor
That’s why Bühler and Tanneberger’s “toMOORow” initiative launched its so-called “Alliance of Pioneers,” a coalition of 15 major companies cooperating to create demand for peatland biomass
The group includes well-known paper and cardboard producers
In one of the organization’s many pilot projects
Otto Group in late 2024 incorporated up to 10 percent of peatland biomass — from sedges and rushes — into 100,000 of its cardboard boxes
and the company committed to scaling up production after further testing
a large German paper manufacturer operating across Europe
has also started to add peatland plants to its pulp slurry
But such a transition poses substantial challenges
as Tanneberger discovered during a recent visit to a sprawling paper factory
The factory produces 1.5 million tons of recycled paper annually and is continually on the lookout for new sources of cellulose
“We’d love to add biomass from peatlands to our paper feedstock,” manager Sebastian Stockfisch told Tanneberger
but so far he finds wetland vegetation too variable
delivery trucks would bring homogenous material
not wildly different mixes of species,” he said
Where marsh crops aren’t planted as monocultures
one high-tech option to address this heterogeneity involves using drones to analyze the vegetation
with AI guiding tractors to harvest specific species separately
A more traditional option is to build post-harvest sorting facilities near farms
where plants can be separated by species or properties
The company would also need to build a facility where peatland biomass is cleaned and sorted so it can be injected into the slurry made from recycled paper
For paludiculture to contribute to emissions reductions
Farmers interested in cultivating peatland crops at scale are unlikely to do so without guaranteed demand
and other farmers won’t even consider rewetting their fields
but our income still depends on growing our crops,” says Gerhard Dittenhauser
the spokesperson for a group that produces potatoes
the “toMOORow” initiative is developing a digital trading platform for peatland biomass “where companies can post their demands
She emphasizes that without substantial supply and demand for peatland products
rewetting an area large enough to significantly reduce CO2 emissions won’t be possible
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these new income streams should make financial sense,” Voigt says
“We’ll lose our land to the atmosphere and further contribute to climate change.”
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On the perils of forgetting about the Holocaust.
The Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg in Griefswald Photo: Axt (cc) wikimedia.org
Ernst Landau, Holocaust Survivor, Munich, 1967.[1]
Krupp Tribunal Judge William J. Wilkins, 1981.[2]
In 1957 Time lauded Alfried Krupp for his contribution to West Germany’s Wirtschaftswunder, his genocidal past conveniently left unmentioned. But one reader raised his concerns in the letter to the Editor, namely, ‘Sir: Your article sounds as if I should have been proud to have labored and almost died in one of Mr Krupp’s slave-labor camps during the war.’ George Tesar of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Tomasz Kamusella is a Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. His latest monograph Ethnic Cleansing during the Cold War: The Forgotten 1989 Expulsion of Turks from Communist Bulgaria was published by Routledge in July 2018.
[1] Leo Katcher. 1968. Post-Mortem: The Jews in Germany Today. New York: Delacorte Press, p. 76.
[2] William J Wilkins. 1981. The Sword and the Gavel: An Autobiography. Seattle WA: The Writing Works, p. 217
[3] Henry Ormond, 1967. In: Leo Katcher. 1968. Post-Mortem: The Jews in Germany Today. New York: Delacorte Press, p. 133
The consequences of Russia’s invasion are visible not only in Ukraine. The Kremlin has set off or exploited a series of crises that face most European countries.
New thinking is needed in policies towards Russia, in whatever form it will take after the war.
Ukraine’s suffering goes well beyond the front line.
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we now see our western values under siege, whether we consciously recognise it or not.
The invasion by Russian forces of Ukraine from the north, south and east – with the initial aim to take the capital Kyiv – has changed our region, and indeed our world, forever.
The situation with Russian threats towards Ukraine once again illustrates the high level of instability in our region.
Only a year ago we witnessed the second Nagorno-Karabakh war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It took at least 5,000 lives and significantly shifted the geopolitics in the South Caucuses.
This special issue aims to honour the plight of Belarusians whose democratic choice made in August 2020 was shamelessly snubbed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
From the social, economic and political points of view, a lot of work still remains for this country. And this is why Ukraine’s story is incomplete.
30 years after the fall of the Soviet Union
Our societies are more polarised than ever before, which makes them more susceptible to disinformation, untruth and conspiracy theories.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed limitations and weaknesses in nearly all countries around the world.
Its costs, challenges and the commitment to peace.
Uncertainty, volatility and the relationship between Russia and the West.
The Black Sea region is quickly becoming a geopolitical battleground which is gaining the interest of major powers, regional players and smaller countries – and the stakes are only getting higher.
This issue is dedicated to the 10 year anniversary of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership as well as the 30 years since the 1989 revolutions in Central Europe.
The consequences of the emerging multipolar world.
This issue takes a special look at the role and responsibility of the public intellectual in Central and Eastern Europe today.
In the eastern parts of the European continent, 1918 is remembered not only as the end of the First World War, but also saw the emergence of newly-independent states and the rise of geopolitical struggles which are felt until this day.
It often seems, at least from the outside, that Belarus remains isolated from the West and very static in its transformation. Yet, despite its relative isolation, Belarus is indeed changing.
The Summer 2018 issue of New Eastern Europe tackles the complexity of para-states in the post-Soviet space.
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skipWhenExists: false });The German Roentgen Society (DRG) has awarded its Alfred Breit Prize to two luminaries: Prof
The two awardees received the honor at the DRG's 105th congress in Wiesbaden
The prize recognizes "excellent work and developments that come from the field of radiological research and can make a recognizable contribution to progress in the treatment of benign and malignant diseases," the DRG said
Schnabel's research focuses on the areas of complex motion modeling
She has been professor of computational imaging and AI in medicine at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 2021; since 2015
she has been professor of computational imaging at King's College London in the U.K
Hosten has used whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) at the University of Greifswald; this research has been a cornerstone for the development of the National Cohort Study (NAKO)
The DRG also announced other award winners at RöKo 2024. The Eugenie and Felix Wachsmann Prize for innovation was awarded to Dorina Petersen from Eldena in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Alex Riemer from Mönchengladbach for their services to the development of medical technologists for MRI
deputy director and head of interventional radiology at Leipzig University Hospital; Dr
senior physician in the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at Heidelberg University Hospital; and Prof
Marcus Katoh from the Helios Clinic Krefeld and Prof
Philipp Paprottka from the Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich
Katharina Fischbach from Magdeburg and Dr
Sebastian Reinartz from Düsseldorf received the Hermann Rieder Medal for the initiation and development of the radiological teaching model
which shows how virtual teaching models can be successfully implemented in radiology
The DRG's Walter Friedrich Prize went to Dr
Keno Bressem from the Technical University of Munich
The Municipal Authority of Eastern Samos is holding its fourth consecutive student exchange program this month
State broadcaster ERT on Thursday reported that 14 pupils and two teachers/chaperones from the German city have been on the eastern Aegean island since April 7
where they have been enjoying the local culture and island’s natural attractions
they will offer hospitality to a group of students from the Samos High School who will travel to Germany as part of the program
the German youngsters have been most enthused by the traditional Greek dancing lessons and visits to remote villages in the island’s mountains
Apart from enriching the participating pupils’ cultural experiences
the program is aimed at raising environmental awareness
the Samos local authority planned beach cleanups and visits to the Forestry Service
the Archipelagos Institute for Marine Protection and other organizations
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The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald is receiving millions in funding from the federal and state governments to expand research in the fields of agriculture
plasma technologies are used in many areas nowadays
In addition to their ability to heal wounds
cold plasmas can also kill multi-resistant bacteria and be used to treat seeds
Plasma research at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald is now to be boosted with millions in funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
"The funding enables us to establish an internationally leading location in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the field of plasma technologies for agriculture
food production and biogenic residues," explains Klaus-Dieter Weltmann
Chairman of the Board and Scientific Director of the INP
"We are focussing on developing environmentally friendly technologies that not only enrich research and teaching
The funding amounts to a "high single-digit million sum"
The funds will be used to fill up to twelve positions at the INP with additional specialised staff
Three new professorships – for plasma food processing
plasma agricultural technology and plasma agricultural sciences – are to be established in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2024 and 2025
"These new professorships are essential to increase the momentum in our research areas and make a sustainable scientific and economic contribution in north-east Germany," explains Weltmann
Researchers at the INP also have access to specially equipped laboratories for research on plants and microorganisms
which have been rented at the newly opened Z4 – Centre for Life Science and Plasma Technology in Greifswald
we can intensively promote the use of plasma technology in agriculture and food production
I am convinced that we will make a significant contribution to environmental protection as a result," says Weltmann
The INP is Europe's largest non-university research institution in the field of low-temperature plasma physics
conducting basic and application-oriented research in order to bring new technologies to market
a research cluster has been established in north-east Germany for medical applications of plasma technology such as wound healing
Technologies for treating seeds with cold plasma have also been developed at the INP
the Greifswald team is researching the use of plasma-treated water
which stimulates the metabolic processes of plants and increases their resistance to drought and heat
In the recently launched flagship project "Physics for Sustainable Vertical Farming"
now wants to pool its experience and results on plasma technologies in order to overcome the challenges of vertical farming in terms of plant health and resource conservation
The project will utilise plasma processes that can be used for seeds
the plants themselves and for water circulation management
a complex plant system will be installed in a 40-foot shipping container – a realistic size for transfer to the application – which extends over 4 floors
the Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences and commercial enterprises are involved in the project
However, the potential of plasma technology is far greater: the shelf life of food can be extended with the help of this technology
This saves on preservatives and leads to better yields in biogas plants thanks to the plasma treatment of biomass
Plasma technology has also been shown to deliver gentler and more effective results than conventional methods in the production of pharmaceutical raw materials from algae and raw material plants
It also has the potential to produce green fuel from the carbon dioxide produced during plasma synthesis
Dresden was the center of Caspar David Friedrich's life for over 40 years
The famous Romantic artist is being celebrated here on the 250th anniversary of his birth - hundreds of people are dressing in the style of his time
women in long gowns with hoods: hundreds of people celebrate the 250th birthday of the master of German Romanticism in the heart of Dresden on Thursday
The area on Neumarkt is filled with people who seem to have sprung from Romantic paintings
where the draughtsman and painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) lived for over four decades
wants to win a bet with his native city of Greifswald on the Baltic coast
"It looks fantastic," enthused Dresden's Lord Mayor Dirk Hilbert at the start on the stage in front of the Frauenkirche
Greifswald has challenged Dresden's adopted city in the Friedrich Year 2024
the aim is to see who can bring more people dressed in the style of Romanticism to the city's central square
"We've been looking forward to this day for weeks," said Hilbert
The first glimpse of the competition made him feel positive
"It's already looking great here." By 7 p.m.
the count was down to who was dressed in 19th century style
Long queues formed at the counting stations in the afternoon heat: Women in long skirts with blouses and colorful shawls over their shoulders or ankle-length dresses
frock coats and whiskers like Friedrich wore
and girls in pleated skirts and blouses with neat bows in their hair
And women in breezy summer dresses were also part of the open-air spectacle with a sun hat and band at the last-minute station
Dresden bakers cut a birthday cake baked with sea buckthorn from Friedrich's homeland and handed it out by the slice
The wagers included a city tour of Greifswald for Elbe residents on a specific day and the invitation of three betting couples from the coastal city to the Dresden Semperoper Ball in 2025
The former royal seat of Dresden was the center of the draughtsman and painter's life from 1798 until Friedrich's death in 1840
There he studied the paintings of the old masters in the picture gallery
He also found motifs in the surrounding nature
for example on hikes in Saxon and Bohemian Switzerland
and composed them into his paintings - which are considered masterpieces of German Romanticism
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Wingcopter drones recently transported blood samples 26 kilometers (16 miles) between Greifswald and Wolgast
The flights were carried out by Greifswald University Medical Center in cooperation with DRF Luftrettung and Wingcopter as part of the MV|LIFE|DRONE Challenge (MVLD-Challenge) project of the hospital’s Department of Anesthesiology
funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Energy
Infrastructure and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
is a partnership between University Medical Center Greifswald and DRF Luftrettung
The goal of the project is to improve structures of regional emergency care by integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS
Unmanned Aerial Systems) into the rescue chain and into medical emergency transports
The flights beyond the pilots’ visual line of sight (BVLOS) carried a pneumatic tube including 250 grams of blood samples
The Wingcopter completed the 26-kilometer route in an average of 18 minutes
nearly twice as fast as ground-based transport
The use of Wingcopter drones could significantly speed up emergency medical care in rural areas and help save lives
In the event of a blood transfusion being necessary at short notice
blood samples from Wolgast District Hospital must be transported to Greifswald University Hospital for analysis in order to determine the appropriate donor blood
we have demonstrated that we can also improve medical care and quality of life in rural areas in Germany,” said Ansgar Kadura
“With our new unmanned aerial vehicle
this can be carried out even more efficiently in the future
We look forward to continued collaboration with the project team at the Department of Anesthesiology as part of the MV|LIFE|DRONE Challenge and beyond.”
The Greifswald University Medical Center seeks to establish permanent flight connections between the medical center in Greifswald and hospitals in the surrounding area as soon as possible
Drones can also be used to support first responders on site by quickly transporting medications
transfusions or emergency medical equipment such as defibrillators to the scene of an accident
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Greifswald University Hospital is a public service hospital in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
and serves as the medical faculty of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
With more than 900 beds and 4400 employees it treats around 146,000 patients each year
and the surgical department alone performs around 2700 operations
Greifswald offers significantly more than a tertiary-care facility and currently has more than 1000 medical students in training
minimally invasive operations are a daily focus
the University Hospital also takes an interdisciplinary approach and agrees treatment concepts via a tumour panel with doctors representing different departments
When an innovative solution like 3D systems are newly introduced to operating theatres
an initial familiarisation phase is always required for the medical staff
Operating headwear must therefore be designed to be as intuitive and ergonomic as possible to increase acceptance
especially among older generations of doctors
Consultant at the Surgical Clinic and Outpatient's Department at Greifswald University Hospital
sees a further challenge in the basic image quality of 3D viewing
which often does not quite reach the standard of 2D monitors with HD resolution
because the HD quality of modern 2D screens compensates for—and goes some way to mitigating—the loss of the third dimension
surgeons seek the exact same quality in three-dimensional systems as they can find in 2D solutions with HD resolution
the surgical department at Greifswald University Hospital has used an Olympus 3D camera system in combination with the HMS-3000MT Head Mount Display system from Sony Professional
which reproduces endoscopic and laparoscopic images in stereoscopic 3D
Three-dimensional systems are currently used in Greifswald primarily for procedures with a high degree of difficulty
as well as for standard operations such as those performed on hernias within the framework of a clinical study
The medical teams use the new technology around six to eight times per week for gynaecology and urology as well as for general and paediatric surgery
although younger generations of doctors have grown up with 3D technology
the older generation of practitioners are sometimes sceptical towards operating using stereoscopic systems
he believes that the constant experience sharing within surgical community confirms that suturing is significantly easier when viewing in 3D — and that stereoscopic visualisation using the Sony Medical Head Mount Display makes more focused work possible
one of the primary advantages of Sony´s Head Mount Display system is that you don´t need to monitor several surgical displays simultaneously while performing the operation
Using the high quality optics of the HMS-3000MT
surgeons benefit from a large horizontal viewing angle of 45 degrees
enabling them to have a more natural visual experience
An individually adjustable headband strap also helps to ensure that the system fits and can be worn comfortably even for long periods
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The rescue helicopter “Christoph 47,” an Airbus EC145
of the DRF Luftrettung base in Greifswald is the first in Germany to not only carry blood but also plasma in its operations. Together
the DRF Luftrettung and the University Medical Center Greifswald have succeeded in establishing a scientifically proven procedure that enables the rapid transport of blood products by helicopter. This is particularly important for emergency patients with massive blood loss who can be rescued by rapid blood and blood products directly on the scene
our helicopters are often the first to rescue seriously injured or diseased emergency patients. After successfully testing the procedure
we therefore intend to carry blood and coagulation products as part of the helicopter at selected DRF air rescue stations,” said Jörg Braun
How important this rapid deployment in an emergency is
especially in rural regions such as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
becomes clear: “On an island like Rügen
transport to the appropriate clinic takes well over ten minutes,” said Gregor Jenichen
emergency physician at Greifswald University Medical Center. “This time is crucial: blood products that are very seriously injured in the field, can therefore be life-saving.”
Timm Laslo from the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald as a carrier of the ground-based rescue service welcomes the establishment of this project. Thus
the quality of care can be further increased
Until the start of the project was possible
in real operation at the station of the DRF Luftrettung in Greifswald the influence of the special storage and transport conditions in the helicopter on the quality of the blood components and the coagulation factor was examined in numerous tests
“With the now developed procedure for the safe use of blood products in air rescue
we are improving the emergency medical care of the population sustainably”
Director of the DRF Luftrettung. The Foundation of the DRF Luftrettung had supported the research in addition to the practical cooperation also financially in the amount of 15,000 euros
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