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and fun for the entire family Families can explore the world of pharaohs and knights while quieter visitors can enjoy calmer activities Overlooking Lake Markkleeberg from a height of up to 12 metres this climbing park provides spectacular views of the New Lakeland Area and beyond With several courses of varying difficulty it’s perfect for adventurers of all levels the adventure golf course offers family-friendly entertainment One can play on 12 green courses with lengths ranging from 5 to 25 metres the Markkleeberg Canoe Park boasts one of the world’s most advanced whitewater facilities where visitors can try everything from slalom canoeing to ‘Easy Rafting’ The canoe park offers the necessary equipment and supervision by experienced guides All offers from rafting to surfing and kayaking experiences at the canoe park can be booked online Karl’s Adventure Village is a playground paradise for all ages From mini go-karts to a barn filled with 30 tons of corn for jumping The quirky ‘SausageLand’ includes a thrilling ‘Sausage Spinner’ ride and the ‘Mustard Slide’ Certified as a family-friendly town in October 2023 Torgau located 60 km north of Leipzig is a treasure trove of history and fun home to an interactive fairytale and the famous Torgau brown bears named Bea and Benno while the serene Elbe meadows are ideal for a peaceful family stroll 5 Geopark Porphyrland: A Journey Through Time The Geopark Porphyrland is perfect for families fascinated by geology and history The new 'Supervolcanoes in Saxony' exhibition at the Röcknitz Geoportal takes visitors on a journey 290 million years into the past Powerful forces from deep within the earth erupted in two supervolcanic events that constantly changed the landscape over a period of around ten million years Families can discover the red Rochlitz prophyry tuff explore volcanic landscapes and engage in educational activities at the GeoExperience Garden or take guided hikes to experience the beauty of this unique geological region Step back in time with a ride on the Döllnitz Railway’s steam or diesel locomotives Journey through the scenic Döllnitz Valley from Oschatz to Mügeln the former site of Germany’s largest narrow-gauge railway station and Christmas rides make this historic train a popular choice for visitors of all ages this 40,000-square-metre cornfield offers 4 kilometres of trails designed for adventurous explorers the labyrinth takes on a new theme—in 2024 A small bouncy castle made of straw invites kids of all age A torch-lit night maze is also available for families seeking a unique challenge under the stars offers a relaxing 1.9 km ride through woods and meadows this miniature train has been a beloved Leipzig attraction since 1951 making it a charming and nostalgic experience for families The railway station also offers bike and sports equipment hire during opening hours 9 Spa and Leisure Pool Riff in Bad Lausick The Riff leisure pool is perfect for family fun with its water playgrounds The spa also offers relaxation for adults with various saunas Whether you’re looking for an action-packed day or a quiet retreat the Riff is a wonderful destination for all ages Leipzig’s Wildlife Park is home to 250 animals from 25 species and guided tours make it an excellent spot for family outings Children will love the chance to get up close with native wildlife while learning about conservation efforts with over 800 species across six themed worlds a tropical hall with 300 exotic animals and 24,000 plants Families can even take a boat ride through this indoor rainforest and climb on a treetop trail providing a magical and educational experience for all Zoo Leipzig is equally committed to species protection and actively participates in conservation breeding programmes with over 100 species More inspiration and special family packages for holidays with kids in the Leipzig Region here: Are you interested in a media trip to get an authentic impression of the Leipzig 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Further information is available at www.leipzig.travel/press This initiative is co-financed from tax revenues on the basis of the budget agreed by the Members of the State Parliament of Saxony Metrics details By establishing a luminescence-based chronology for fluvial deposits preserved between the Elsterian- and Saalian tills in central Germany we obtained information on the timing of both the Middle Pleistocene glacial cycles and early human appearance in central Europe The luminescence ages illustrate different climatic driven fluvial aggradation periods during the Saalian glacial cycle spanning from 400–150 ka The ages of sediments directly overlying the Elsterian till are approximately 400 ka and prove that the first extensive Fennoscandian ice sheet extension during the Quaternary correlates with MIS 12 and not with MIS 10 the 400 ka old fluvial units contain Lower Paleolithic stone artefacts that document the first human appearance in the region we demonstrate that early MIS 8 is a potential date for the onset of the Middle Paleolithic in central Germany as Middle Paleolithic stone artefacts are correlated with fluvial units deposited between 300 ka and 200 ka the bulk of Middle Paleolithic sites date to MIS 7 in the region The fluvial units preserved directly under the till of the southernmost Saalian ice yield an age of about 150 ka and enable a correlation of the Drenthe stage to late MIS 6 The timing of the Middle Pleistocene glacial-interglacial cycles and the feedback mechanisms between climatic shifts and earth-surface processes are still poorly understood This is largely due to a lack of dating results of sediments representing the advance and retreat of Middle Pleistocene ice sheets more chronological data is needed to reconstruct the timing and extension of the two significant ice advances and spatial variations among different parts of Europe Chronological data of sediment archives representing periglacial but also potentially warmer Saalian climate periods are very sparse until now there is a lack of knowledge about the response of sedimentary systems to climatic shifts during the Saalian period Whether this first glaciation eroded traces of prior human occupation or whether the Baltic flint transported to large parts of the central European lowlands attracted humans as a high quality raw material source the age of the Elsterian glaciation is crucial for our understanding of when humans (re-)populated the European lowlands a higher resolution dating of the time period between the Elsterian and Saalian glaciations may help to understand when and under which palaeoenvironmental conditions the transition from the Lower to the Middle Paleolithic occurred in the study area As tills cannot be dated using luminescence dating, the fluvial units of the so called ‘Hauptterrasse’ (Fig. 1b) or Saalian Main Terrace (hereafter SMT) are pertinent to these issues Its stacked sediment-units are preserved between the tills of the Elsterian and Saalian glaciations to get reliable chronological control for the Elsterian and Saalian ice advances to reconstruct the climatically driven fluvial aggradation within the Saalian glacial cycle to obtain minimum ages for the embedded Middle- and Lower Paleolithic stone artefacts mammal remains such as Mammuthus primigenius or Ovibos moschatus are suggestive of the formation of the SMT in a periglacial environment Only a small number of infrared-radiofluorescence ages of SMT- sediments, ranging from 306 ± 23 ka to 227 ± 15 ka2, which also illustrates the stratigraphical position of stone artefacts. The gravel composition of these deposits is characterized by high percentages of limestone originating from the Triassic sediment formations located south of the section in addition to Scandinavian rock components including flint These luminescence ages deliver a minimum age for the embedded Lower Paleolithic stone artefacts of approximately 400 ka The pIRIR290 luminescence age estimates obtained from the upper- and middle part of the Schladebach section are 343 ± 42 ka This age-cluster points to the aggradation of several meters of sand and gravel during MIS 10 The luminescence ages of Rehbach are indicative of 4 phases of fluvial aggradation The ages obtained from the very bottom part of the SMT preserved fragmentarily above the Elsterian till and are similar to the corresponding luminescence ages obtained at Schladebach at Rehbach the initial formation of the SMT correlates to MIS 11/ early MIS 10 too The capping fluvial unit is dated to 239 ± 31 ka and correlates to late MIS 8 or MIS 7 a significant chronological gap of around 150 ka is documented within the Rehbach sedimentary sequence The central part of the SMT at Rehbach is dated to 173 ± 16 ka suggesting a 3rd period of fluvial aggradation during MIS 6 which directly underlies the till of the southern-most ice sheet extension (Zeitz phase) during the Saalian glacial cycle yields luminescence ages of 144 ± 13 ka and 160 ± 13 ka These ages correlate to a later period of MIS 6 and constitute maximum ages for the till of the Zeitz-phase (Drenthe) only approximately 3 meters of fluvial sand and gravel are exposed The bottom portion was dated to 280 ± 45 ka (MIS 8) here discordantly underlying the Saalian till of the Zeitz phase This suggests that the main part of the preserved SMT at Zwenkau dates to early MIS 6 and can chronostratigraphically be correlated to the middle part of the Rehbach-section Late MIS 6 fluvial sediments are not preserved at Zwenkau a quality-validation of this IR-RF age is not possible First traces of humans in central Germany (Schladebach/Wallendorf) are most likely connected to the Holsteinain (MIS 11) The blue arrows mark a: the first significant ice advances of Fennoscandian glaciers during the Quaternary (Elsterian glacial cycle) within MIS 12 and b: the southernmost ice sheet extension during the Saalian glacial cycle (Zeitz-phase; Drenthe) that makes a correlation of all artefacts to that unit likely This overlap confirms the MP human presence in central Germany around MIS 8–7 The ages of the lower-most gravel unit of the SMT This highlights the fact that the Elsterian glacial cycle cannot be correlated with MIS 10 and therefore correlates to MIS 12 These age estimates deliver the first resilient chronological control for the Elsterian glacial cycle from its typo region and demonstrate that there is limited temporal gap between the end of Middle Pleistocene Revolution and the onset of the huge Middle Pleistocene glaciations in Europe As the Elsterian glacial cycle is terminated by the Holsteinian interglacial the ages presented here support the suggestion of a correlation of the Holsteinian with MIS 11 More resilient chronological data of sediments correlating to ice sheet fluctuations along a European transect may be mandatory to better understand these spatial differences in the future The luminescence age estimates of the SMT point to several periods of fluvial aggradation spanning from about 400 ka–150 ka The exposed fluvial sand and gravel cover a time span of approximately 250 ka and the accumulation of the sedimentary sequences might be explained by the interplay of relatively rapid fluvial aggradation interrupted by periods of erosion or less fluvial activity The pIRIR290 luminescence age estimates obtained from the upper- and middle part of the section at Schladebach overlap within the error and are indicative of the aggradation of several meters of sand and gravel during MIS 10 Ice wedges inside the sedimentary sequence support the idea of fluvial activity at Schladebach under periglacial The luminescence ages do not allow us to distinguish between various aggradation periods during MIS 10 but the ice wedges at different elevation levels suggest a periodically stable terrace surface several fluvial aggradation events during MIS 10 can be assumed MIS 9 sediments are not preserved at the investigated sites The luminescence ages obtained from Rehbach and Zwenkau clearly show significant chronological gaps between the fluvial units The most substantial hiatus was documented at the basal part of the Rehbach-section where the approximately 400 ka old basal unit is capped by around 240 ka old deposits Zwenkau and Markkleeberg the main periods of fluvial aggradation occurred between MIS 8 or the MIS 8 - MIS 7 transition to late MIS 6 The fluvial sequence at Rehbach represents the climatic shift from early- to late MIS 6 in the middle- to upper part of the sedimentary sequence The deposits preserved at the middle part of the section dated to 173 ± 16 ka show no permafrost features such as ice wedges whereas the upper part represents permafrost conditions towards the glacial maximum of MIS 6 Fluvial aggradation in the study area may have been driven mainly by climatic shifts towards colder climate conditions during the Middle Pleistocene The most rapid fluvial aggradation documented in this study occurred during MIS 10 and MIS 6 the Neanderthal lineage was linked to this stone tool industry we can infer that the finds were not reworked and/or transported from an older find horizon From the archaeological evidence in central Germany and the dates presented in this study The Lower Paleolithic human presence started in MIS 11 and lasted until about MIS 9 Due to a significant chronological gap within the sedimentary units of the SMT a reconstruction of human occupation during this time period is difficult The basal age of Zwenkau (280 ± 45 ka) and the lower error range of the Rehbach basal date (239 ± 31 ka) point to human presence in the region of potentially early MIS 8 if we accept that the region was not inhabited during the MIS 8 glacial maximum humans may have been present at the boundary of MIS 8 and MIS 7 With regard to the dates from sites like Markkleeberg and Ehringsdorf we can infer that the bulk of MP sites dates to the beginning of MIS 7 in central Germany The age of the upper find horizon in Markkleeberg is suggestive of human presence during the cold phases of MIS 6 The luminescence samples were taken from the exposed SMT sequence of the ongoing gravel pit The site of Markkleeberg is no longer accessible Krbetschek during fieldwork campaigns between 1999 and 2001 and were made accessible to us by the Freiberg (Saxony) dating laboratory The high proportion of bifacial tools is a particularly significant feature of this collection About 50% of all tools are bifaces such as handaxes The majority of the cores are opportunistic flake cores who recovered and documented the artefacts) The luminescence samples derive from a part of the SMT sequence which is preserved in the western slope of the former open-cast brown coal mine. In this area, a bifacial scraper was found in the profile of the basal part of the SMT (Fig. 3C who recovered and documented the artefact) All samples from the section Markkleeberg were etched for 40 min using 10% HF to remove the alpha-ray affected outer rim of the coarse feldspar grains the sample material was mounted on steel discs (aliquots) using silicon spray Equivalent dose (De) measurements were undertaken using automated Risø TL-DA-20 reader The feldspar signal was stimulated using IR light-emitting diodes transmitting at 870 nm (145 mW/cm2) and the feldspar signal was detected in the blue-violet wavelength region Irradiation was provided by a calibrated 90Sr/90Y beta source with a dose-rate of ~0.24 Gy/s Dose rates were determined based on high resolution germanium gamma spectrometric analysis of the activities of uranium All samples were measured on the bulk material at the “Felsenkeller” laboratory (VKTA) in Dresden The internal potassium content was assumed to be at 12.5 ± 0.5%91 grain size fractions of 180–250 microns were used for material from the sites Rehbach All equivalent dose measurements were conducted using very small aliquots with a sample-diameter between 0.5 mm–1 mm only a very few grains were put on one aliquot allowing to point out if there was any skewness in equivalent dose distribution due to insufficient bleaching 3–5 artificial doses were inserted to create the dose response curve At the end of the measurement cycle of the pIRIR290 SAR approach the first artificial dose was inserted again to measure the recycling ratio as quality criteria only aliquots yielding recycling ratios deviating within 10% from unity were accepted Dose recovery tests were conducted on samples L-Eva 1594 the sample material was bleached for 24 hrs under a solar simulator (UVA cube 400) Remaining dose residuals were then measured for respectively 3 aliquots from each sample A further 3 aliquots were irradiated with a known dose close to the assumed natural one and afterwards the precision of the recovered dose was tested All residual subtracted measured to given dose ratios are within ±10% deviation from unity and are at 1.08 ± 0.04 (L-Eva 1594) 0.93 ± 0.22 (L-Eva 1600) and 1.09 ± 0.02 (L-Eva 1612) The presented ages are non-fading corrected as obtained pIRIR290 fading rates are low and fading is interpreted to have only negligible effect on the equivalent doses The pIRIR225 ages are presented and discussed in the supplementary part of the paper The datasets generated during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request Stratigraphische Begriffe für das Quartär des norddeutschen Vereisungsgebietes Early-Middle Pleistocene transitions: an overview and recommendation for the defining boundary North American ice-sheet dynamics and the onset of 100,000-year glacial cycles The Mid-Pleistocene climate transition: onset of 100 ka cycle lags ice volume build-up by 280 ka Northern Hemisphere Ice-Sheet Influences on Global Climate Change Numerical 230Th/U dating and a palynological review of the Holsteinian/Hoxnian Interglacial A 1.2 Ma record of glaciation and fluvial discharge from the West European Atlantic margin Glacigenic debris flows on the North Sea Trough Mouth Fan during ice stream maxima Seven glacial cycles in the middle-late Pleistocene of northwest Europe: Geomorphic evidence from buried tunnel valleys Lamb, R. 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opportunity to continue his chronological work at the important site Markkeeberg Herby we also want to thank Detlev Degering (VKTA Dresden) and Ingrid Stein (Freiberg University) for providing us the dose rate data from Markkleeberg and the K-feldspars for luminescence dating respectively We are very thankful to Frank Junge for supporting us with information on the stratigraphy especially for the sites Rehbach and Markkleeberg We are also grateful to Steffi Hesse and Katharina Schilling for luminescence sample preparation we would like to thank the “Mitteldeutsche Baustoffe GmbH” which gave as access to their ongoing gravel pits Rehbach and Schladebach We thank also the Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen and the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt–Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte (Halle/Saale) for supporting our study Thanks as well to Will Archer for helpful comments on the manuscript The research was funded by the Max Planck Society Max-Planck-Institute for 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Catherine and Hervé des Charbonneries after the war. Picture by 2016 Getty ImagesThe second ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg, Germany, over the weekend will also be the last major competition ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games starting next month.  Double Olympic medallist and multiple world champion, Jessica Fox of Australia, will be among the top paddlers in action over the weekend. Boasting seven world titles, silver and bronze Olympic medals, Fox is out on the hunt for the elusive gold at this year’s Games.  Slalom women will compete in both the canoe and kayak events at this year’s Olympic Games after the C1 was added to the female programme for the first time. As one of the world’s best slalom paddlers, Fox may not only be able to upgrade her silver and bronze to gold but possibly win a rare double.  Fox made an excellent start to her World Cup campaign, winning the bronze in the women’s K1 before demolishing the rest of the field at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in the Czech Republic last weekend. She finished nearly five seconds ahead of Germany’s reigning world champion Andrea Herzog in the canoe event. Herzog will have an opportunity to make up for last weekend’s loss when she lines up against Fox in her home country.  In the women’s K1, the Polish duo of Klaudia Zwolinska and Natalia Pacierpnik will be the paddlers to beat after they claimed a 1-2 podium finish in last week’s final. Zwolinska, representing Poland at the Games, won her first World Cup medal in the Czech Republic. Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now! 🥇 France’s reigning men’s C1 world champion Cedric Joly will be looking to lay down a marker after missing out on last week’s racing Reigning Olympic champion and Joly’s compatriot Denis Gargaud will be among the top contenders Three-time Olympic silver medallist David Florence of Great Britain will also be challenging for a podium spot after finishing second at last week’s event Fellow Briton and Tokyo-bound paddler Adam Burgess will be keen to improve his ninth-place finish from the first World Cup Italy’s Giovanni de Gennaro will fancy his chances of taking the top step of the podium in the men’s K1 in the absence of last week’s winner reigning Czech world champion Jiri Prskavec De Gennaro finished second behind the Czech paddler while the third-placed Frenchman Mathieu Biazizzo will also be in Germany The men’s and women’s K1 finals will take place on Saturday while the canoe finals will be held on Sunday The number of Christian schools in Germany is growing again this autumn Two schools in Markkleeberg (town near Leipzig in Saxony) have already opened another school will open its doors in Ludwigshafen am Rhein one in Kirspe near Gummersbach in North Rhine-Westphalia and two in the north of Baden-Württemberg (one in Crailsheim and one in Schorndorf) This was announced last Wednesday by the Association of Protestant Confessional Schools and Kindergartens (VEBS) in Karlsruhe The association unites 175 Protestant schools and 46 kindergartens at 128 locations all of which were founded by parents and are run by religious staff The establishment of Christian confessional schools is a right of citizens in Germany there are high hurdles to overcome when establishing a school The biggest hurdle is that in most federal states there are no state subsidies for the first three years “The many successful Christian schools that we have been able to support for years are a great miracle for which we are grateful to God we can send a visible sign of his greatness and love” The Protestant schools in the VEBS are not only grateful for the committed founding parents and the approvals from the authorities but also for the good supply of teachers despite a general shortage of teachers The biggest problem with school foundations in Germany at the moment is finding suitable buildings and then having them approved as schools by the authorities Whitmar Publications | Advertise with us Arndt Eschenlohr, president of Print Logistic Services Print Logistic Services in Markkleeberg, Germany, is the latest company to adopt Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1 UV digital sheet-fed press. A subsidiary of American online printing service OvernightPrints, PLS is a long-standing Konica Minolta customer and was announced as the first beta site for the KM-1 press a year ago. In the past, PLS used both offset and Konica Minolta bizhub products to fulfil its clients’ needs but offset printing became impractical due to the quantity of wastage, which ranged from 70 to 150 sheets per job. With the KM-1, PLS benefits from enhanced paper handling and workflow technologies, and by using UV inks the company can move work quickly and easily to finishing with offset quality on standard offset stock. ‘I’ve never known a technology like this. It is better than offset printing, that is for sure,’ said Arndt Eschenlohr, president of PLS Print Logistic Services. ‘The AccurioJet KM-1 has enabled us to move into new markets, such as packaging, which we are confident will be a major growth area for digital printing.’ Your email address will not be published. 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Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Australia’s Jessica Fox stunned the international canoe slalom world on the second day of the 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup #2 in Markkleeberg when she took home the win in the women’s K1 in a race that was titled as ‘out of this world’ by her competitors who kicked-off the pre-Olympic World Cup season with a gold in the women’s C1 and bronze in the women’s K1 at last week’s ICF World Cup in Prague followed up with gold in the women’s K1 in Germany on Saturday winning by an impressive 3.52 seconds ahead of Germany’s duo of Ricarda Funk in second and Elena Apel in third The win comes despite a two-second penalty for a gate touch but in a stunning performance on the rest of the course the three-time K1 world champion and dual Olympic medallist never left any doubt that she will be the one to beat come Tokyo “It was a great run and I’m really happy with that race To make a little mistake at the top but really push hard into the finish and pull off some hard moves at the end I was really pleased with that,” a beaming Fox said after her race but as soon as I got out of that middle section I knew I really had to go for it on the bottom and not give any time away so I really attacked it and went for the riskier direct move on gate 22 and 23 and managed to pull it off really pleased today,” Fox analysed her run The 27-year old was also full of praise for her German competitors after beating them into second and third on their home course who she will be lining up against in Tokyo again “Ricarda is an incredible competitor and she always races super well She’s always present for the big finals and every race I knew she would be really difficult to beat here but it’s never been the intention to come here and beat her or any competitor It’s always about putting down my best runs and to see where that places me So it’s really special to share the podium with the two German girls It’s really special and I’m very happy to take the win.” It is the first World Cup season since mid-2019 for Australia’s Olympic team canoe slalom paddlers and it’s almost two years since Fox stood on top of the podium in the K1 and C1 at the 2019 ICF World Cup Final in Prague in August 2019 Taking home the double World Cup win was followed by two silver medals at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu Spain with both results locking in her Tokyo selection so I think it’s extra special to put down a fast run that I’m proud of and that wins,” Fox said Fox qualified for the final in Markkleeberg with a second place in the semi-final on Saturday morning who made the semi-final following a strong tenth place in the heat Jessica Fox and Noemie Fox have also both qualified for Sunday’s women’s C1 semi-final For Tokyo team mate and Rio Olympian Lucien Delfour the World Cup in Germany did not go to plan after he finished the semi-final with two 50-second penalties and a two-second penalty for a gate touch At gate two I was too tight and I missed it I kept on going and I tried to keep the lines really tight and I missed out again on gate eight all together That doesn’t happen very often and it’s frustrating especially at those upstream gates and the head is not fully in but this time which is really frustrating and not very usual at all,” Delfour summed up his race self-critically Delfour was still thankful for the opportunity to be finally back on the international racing circuit “It’s always a good experience being able to travel again and paddle on different courses courses that I really like and we don’t get to paddle on them very often Now we are off to Pau (France) and we will also get to paddle on the Paris 2024 course for the first time which is pretty exciting,” Delfour added about the plans ahead Racing at the World Cup #2 in Germany wraps up on Sunday June 20 2021 with the semi-final and final in the women’s and men’s C1 Racing can be followed live here: https://www.canoeicf.com/ Live results can be accessed here: https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-slalom-world-cup/markkleeberg-2021/results Full race: https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-slalom-world-cup/markkleeberg-2021?video=40462&tag=254315 All 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