Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pro-Life, Pro-Woman, Anti-Abortion message from Ireland...Beautiful
Get educated! Web Sites about abortion.
Silent Scream
This web site shows an abortion from an ultrasound point of view. Not for children. Also has other resources.
Abortion Instruments
This web site is VERY graphic. Shows a video of abortion procedures and pictures of aborted babies along with pictures of abortion instruments and descriptions of how they are used. This web site is NOT for children, and I wouldn't recommend this one to the faint of heart.
I posted these links for educational purposes only, not for shock value.
Monday, January 30, 2012
I am an anti-feminist because...
1. I'm actually quite fond of my father, husband, grandfathers, male cousins, and male friends.
2. I do not believe that American women are at all oppressed! You want to see oppression? Visit Afghanistan. You are not "being oppressed" because you are expected to dress appropriately at work.
3. I am against no-fault divorce. There should be a damn good reason for breaking your vows. No, the need to go out and "find yourself" is not a good reason.
4. I enjoy the traditional roles that my husband and I have in our family. He works, I work part time and spend most of my time taking care of our home and our child. He consults me about household decisions, but the final say is his. My daughter and I are well taken care of, and we love and appreciate our "patriarch."
5. I do not believe in abortion. Every life has value, no matter how they came to be, who their birth parents are, or what disability they have. For those of you who blather about it being a`"woman's right" to choose, what about the man? What about the BABY? What could such a tiny innocent being do to deserve such a fate?
6. I do not believe in the notion that marriage and motherhood oppress women. I am a homemaker and I love it!
7. I believe that mothers and fathers have equally important roles in a child's life. Without one or the other, you can tell that something is missing in a child's life. I've been around enough children to know this!
8. I believe that men and women are equally important but made differently. There are always exceptions, but women and men typically bring different gifts to a relationship.
9. I believe that men and women were made to complement each other. The current "battle of the sexes" society makes me sad. Why battle one another when we fit together so well?
10. I do not believe that every man has a desire to rape women! Men are not all dangerous. Most are just regular guys. Husbands, fathers, friends...there is no reason to be suspicious of each and every one.
Men and women should be considered equally important in society, but it has been proven time and time again that we are very different. I strongly believe that God made us that way for a reason, and feminism has made millions of women very unsatisfied with their lives by spouting their propaganda and insisting that the opposite is true.
Men: Not all women want to dominate you and take you for all you've got.
Women: Do yourselves a favor and stop listening to feminist propaganda. You will be a much happier person.
2. I do not believe that American women are at all oppressed! You want to see oppression? Visit Afghanistan. You are not "being oppressed" because you are expected to dress appropriately at work.
3. I am against no-fault divorce. There should be a damn good reason for breaking your vows. No, the need to go out and "find yourself" is not a good reason.
4. I enjoy the traditional roles that my husband and I have in our family. He works, I work part time and spend most of my time taking care of our home and our child. He consults me about household decisions, but the final say is his. My daughter and I are well taken care of, and we love and appreciate our "patriarch."
5. I do not believe in abortion. Every life has value, no matter how they came to be, who their birth parents are, or what disability they have. For those of you who blather about it being a`"woman's right" to choose, what about the man? What about the BABY? What could such a tiny innocent being do to deserve such a fate?
6. I do not believe in the notion that marriage and motherhood oppress women. I am a homemaker and I love it!
7. I believe that mothers and fathers have equally important roles in a child's life. Without one or the other, you can tell that something is missing in a child's life. I've been around enough children to know this!
8. I believe that men and women are equally important but made differently. There are always exceptions, but women and men typically bring different gifts to a relationship.
9. I believe that men and women were made to complement each other. The current "battle of the sexes" society makes me sad. Why battle one another when we fit together so well?
10. I do not believe that every man has a desire to rape women! Men are not all dangerous. Most are just regular guys. Husbands, fathers, friends...there is no reason to be suspicious of each and every one.
Men and women should be considered equally important in society, but it has been proven time and time again that we are very different. I strongly believe that God made us that way for a reason, and feminism has made millions of women very unsatisfied with their lives by spouting their propaganda and insisting that the opposite is true.
Men: Not all women want to dominate you and take you for all you've got.
Women: Do yourselves a favor and stop listening to feminist propaganda. You will be a much happier person.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Lactation
For all you lactaphobes out there, I just want to say that there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding! It is not "gross" or "creepy" or "incestuous" or "backwards." No disrespect to formula-feeding moms (my own mother included!) I'm sure you had your own personal reasons for the way you fed/are feeding your baby. I'm just sick of reading articles by whining women talking about how they didn't breastfeed because they wanted their "fun bags" back, or being pestered for "inconveniently" having to slip away to nurse my baby, or reading a "study" done by a biased news site about how breastfeeding feels "oppressive" to women, or listening to women who don't have children pretend to gag when they see a mother nursing her baby under a shawl. The American Academy of Pediatrics says that breastfeeding is what is best for baby, and guess what? It's natural, normal, inexpensive, and helps get baby to sleep at night! I know that some women have trouble breastfeeding, and I am not dissing those moms at all. Whether you are a nursing mother or an Enfamil mother, your choices for your child's early nutrition should be your own, and not something that others should feel free to comment on! I chose nursing because it came naturally to me, and my husband and I made the decision early on that I would cut the hours I worked in order to look after our house and growing family, so it was convenient for me to nurse and pump one bottle a day for the time I would be away. We've also saved several hundred dollars in the past 9 months by not having to buy baby formula! What could possibly be wrong with that? I don't feel inconvenienced or oppressed, and (yay!) nursing helped me lose all the pregnancy weight.
Anyway, I'm off my soapbox for the day. Baby is napping, husband went to get his hair cut, and I'm going to use this opportunity to take a shower!
Anyway, I'm off my soapbox for the day. Baby is napping, husband went to get his hair cut, and I'm going to use this opportunity to take a shower!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
I am disgusted and appalled
The other day I read something online that made me absolutely sick. A woman in Massachusetts who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia was told in court that she would be forced to abort her 5 month old unborn baby and undergo a forced sterilization! In AMERICA! The country that was once free...
Luckily, a higher court ruled that a judge could not force anyone to do that. Thank God! This young woman and child need help, not harm for the woman and a bloody end for the child!
Where are the so-called pro-choice people on this issue? Why aren't they making a fuss about this? Forced abortion and sterilization is not "choice," it is control. It is government control over reproduction and the lives of children. This poor woman is also a Catholic, so her religious freedom was also being violated. Practicing Catholics are strictly pro-life. The judge, (who should be disbarred) said that her beliefs likely stemmed from her mental problems. WHAT? Never mind that her first psychotic break came after an abortion she'd had previously, which if you look at statistics, isn't uncommon!
Here is the link to the article:
:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/court-ordered-abortion-sterilization-of-catholic-woman-in-mass.-overturned
And here is the transcript of the vomit-inducing conversation I had on facebook after posting the link there:
Me: This is horrible! I can't believe things like this are happening in our once free country! I'm glad this was overturned!
Old Acquaintance: Yeah, nothing better than allowing a nutcase to breed . . . also, our country is far from free.
Me: I said "once free." And no one should be able to force someone else to have their baby ripped from them if it is against their beliefs.
Old Acquaintance: I disagree -- there are far too many people in this country reproducing that really shouldn't be. No where in the Constitution or Bill of Rights does it state that you have a right to just spit out kids regardless of your lack of ability to raise them. Her beliefs could very well stem from her delusional disorder, which is certainly a huge problem with her having a child. I almost even agree with the forced sterilization. This woman has a disorder that she needs to be responsible about and yes, it does come with many sacrifices -- including, not having children. The only issue I have with controlling reproduction is the fact that it would likely be controlled by the government and they're a bunch of worthless fucks as it is.
Me: The National Socialists forced sterilizations and abortions on "undesirables." Then they moved on to the ones that had already been born. Is that what kind of society you want to live in? This woman was also off her medication. When she has her baby (which by the way at 5 months has a good chance at survival outside the womb with medical care) she will go back on her medication and her situation can be reevaluated. This young woman and child need help, not harm. (This response was liked by a friend who is a single mother)
Old Acquaintance: I'm aware that the implications of it being actually put into mass effect are no good, which is why I don't advocate it on that scale. Our society and government has its own ways of weeding out the undesirables and fucking us over -- that's a fact of life no matter where you go. Let's go ahead and be idealistic, and pretend that fair actually happens, instead of looking at the facts. This woman has a very serious mental disorder and the prognosis for her ability to raise her child is very poor. Should that, in fact, turn out to be the case -- the child then becomes the problem of the state -- a problem for the taxpayers; the mother may even fall into that same boat, if she isn't already. Every life is precious; which is why you should not bring one into the world if you are not capable of caring for it. I know this sounds harsh, but reality is harsh.
Me: One more thing. What about all the people who are adopted who have wonderful lives despite how inept their birth parents may have been? With that, I think we will have to just agree to disagree. My mind is made up, and I think yours is too.
My Best Friend: So I was adopted. My mother was too young to have me and she could have easily gotten rid of me by abortion! She choose to give me to a family that couldn't have children. I wouldn't be here if she had chosen to kill me! Abortion is wrong!!! It is a living, breathing person in the mother's womb! It is murder no matter how you look at it! No one should ever force an abortion. I am appalled!
After this, the acquaintance had no more to say, and my friend and I began talking about our children's ultrasounds, and how alive they were at just 8 weeks, 12 weeks, etc. with their little heartbeats, actions, and responses. Which was a nice change from the start of that Facebook conversation!
I get really angry with people who think of new lives, children, as just burdens on women, society, and the environment. I just can't believe that people with the acquaintance's opinion about human life still exist in today's world. With all the "everyone has value" messages and all the scientific evidence that life begins in the womb, how on Earth can someone basically say that the life of a child with a mentally unstable birth mother has no value? How many young, unstable women have given birth to perfectly normal babies and given them to childless couples who love them, nurture them, and give them a good life? How many people who grow up with an unstable parent still have much to offer the world? What I really don't understand is how this person can constantly argue for "tolerance," and "acceptance" of people with differences, such as gays, bisexuals, and transgenders, but insist that people with other mental differences should be sterilized? And furthermore, as someone with no children, who doesn't really seem to desire to have children, why does she think she is the expert on who should be reproducing? If she doesn't want children, I think that it is her right to use birth control to prevent becoming pregnant, but it is no one's right, especially not the government's, to prevent people who want babies from having them, or order them to kill the babies they are already carrying!
Luckily, a higher court ruled that a judge could not force anyone to do that. Thank God! This young woman and child need help, not harm for the woman and a bloody end for the child!
Where are the so-called pro-choice people on this issue? Why aren't they making a fuss about this? Forced abortion and sterilization is not "choice," it is control. It is government control over reproduction and the lives of children. This poor woman is also a Catholic, so her religious freedom was also being violated. Practicing Catholics are strictly pro-life. The judge, (who should be disbarred) said that her beliefs likely stemmed from her mental problems. WHAT? Never mind that her first psychotic break came after an abortion she'd had previously, which if you look at statistics, isn't uncommon!
Here is the link to the article:
:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/court-ordered-abortion-sterilization-of-catholic-woman-in-mass.-overturned
And here is the transcript of the vomit-inducing conversation I had on facebook after posting the link there:
Me: This is horrible! I can't believe things like this are happening in our once free country! I'm glad this was overturned!
Old Acquaintance: Yeah, nothing better than allowing a nutcase to breed . . . also, our country is far from free.
Me: I said "once free." And no one should be able to force someone else to have their baby ripped from them if it is against their beliefs.
Old Acquaintance: I disagree -- there are far too many people in this country reproducing that really shouldn't be. No where in the Constitution or Bill of Rights does it state that you have a right to just spit out kids regardless of your lack of ability to raise them. Her beliefs could very well stem from her delusional disorder, which is certainly a huge problem with her having a child. I almost even agree with the forced sterilization. This woman has a disorder that she needs to be responsible about and yes, it does come with many sacrifices -- including, not having children. The only issue I have with controlling reproduction is the fact that it would likely be controlled by the government and they're a bunch of worthless fucks as it is.
Me: The National Socialists forced sterilizations and abortions on "undesirables." Then they moved on to the ones that had already been born. Is that what kind of society you want to live in? This woman was also off her medication. When she has her baby (which by the way at 5 months has a good chance at survival outside the womb with medical care) she will go back on her medication and her situation can be reevaluated. This young woman and child need help, not harm. (This response was liked by a friend who is a single mother)
Old Acquaintance: I'm aware that the implications of it being actually put into mass effect are no good, which is why I don't advocate it on that scale. Our society and government has its own ways of weeding out the undesirables and fucking us over -- that's a fact of life no matter where you go. Let's go ahead and be idealistic, and pretend that fair actually happens, instead of looking at the facts. This woman has a very serious mental disorder and the prognosis for her ability to raise her child is very poor. Should that, in fact, turn out to be the case -- the child then becomes the problem of the state -- a problem for the taxpayers; the mother may even fall into that same boat, if she isn't already. Every life is precious; which is why you should not bring one into the world if you are not capable of caring for it. I know this sounds harsh, but reality is harsh.
Me: One more thing. What about all the people who are adopted who have wonderful lives despite how inept their birth parents may have been? With that, I think we will have to just agree to disagree. My mind is made up, and I think yours is too.
My Best Friend: So I was adopted. My mother was too young to have me and she could have easily gotten rid of me by abortion! She choose to give me to a family that couldn't have children. I wouldn't be here if she had chosen to kill me! Abortion is wrong!!! It is a living, breathing person in the mother's womb! It is murder no matter how you look at it! No one should ever force an abortion. I am appalled!
After this, the acquaintance had no more to say, and my friend and I began talking about our children's ultrasounds, and how alive they were at just 8 weeks, 12 weeks, etc. with their little heartbeats, actions, and responses. Which was a nice change from the start of that Facebook conversation!
I get really angry with people who think of new lives, children, as just burdens on women, society, and the environment. I just can't believe that people with the acquaintance's opinion about human life still exist in today's world. With all the "everyone has value" messages and all the scientific evidence that life begins in the womb, how on Earth can someone basically say that the life of a child with a mentally unstable birth mother has no value? How many young, unstable women have given birth to perfectly normal babies and given them to childless couples who love them, nurture them, and give them a good life? How many people who grow up with an unstable parent still have much to offer the world? What I really don't understand is how this person can constantly argue for "tolerance," and "acceptance" of people with differences, such as gays, bisexuals, and transgenders, but insist that people with other mental differences should be sterilized? And furthermore, as someone with no children, who doesn't really seem to desire to have children, why does she think she is the expert on who should be reproducing? If she doesn't want children, I think that it is her right to use birth control to prevent becoming pregnant, but it is no one's right, especially not the government's, to prevent people who want babies from having them, or order them to kill the babies they are already carrying!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Ugh....Beyonce!
I am seriously sick of celebrities demanding special treatment. If you are an American, you've probably been bombarded with news stories talking about Beyonce and Jay-Z's new bundle of joy. Congratulations to them, I'm sure they love their little girl. Being a new parent is an amazing, indescribable feeling. However, I was infuriated when reading several articles detailing the ridiculous demands that these two made, paying the hospital 1.3 million US dollars for special treatment that ruined the experience for several other new parents and put hospital security in jeopardy. They rented a whole floor (taking up rooms where other people could have gone), demanded that tape be put over security cameras (it's a good thing no one walked off with any newborns!), and also demanded that hospital staff turn in their cell phones. Their bodyguards also prevented a new father from visiting his premature twins in the NICU because they wanted to use the hallway. Why didn't Beyonce just have her baby at home and hire a doctor or an army of midwives? She has the money, and it wouldn't have resulted in a hospital bending its rules, jeopardizing its security, and disregarding the needs of other patients. I don't care how rich or talented Beyonce is. Her baby is valuable, but no more so than any other! How dare she decide that her needs could trample those of other people! In a hospital, celebrities should be treated as patients and nothing more! I'm so glad that I don't live anywhere near where overrated celebrities live and deem themselves more important than anyone else. Beyonce, I was never a fan anyway but now I will definitely not be buying any of your merchandise. Ever. UGH!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Parenting License? No.
Do we really want to be like China, guys? I don't think so. Recently I watched a YouTube rant by Kicesie (I won't dare embed the video, as she is known for descending on bloggers who do with threats of legal action) saying that people should have to have a license to become a parent. I disagree with this on so many levels! First of all, I probably wouldn't have been given a license to have my daughter. She was unplanned, but definitely not unwanted! I wasn't married when I got pregnant with her. I was married months before I gave birth, but if we had lived in a place where people had to have licenses to give birth, there is a good chance she would have been forcefully ripped from me, and I would not have my beautiful baby in my arms right now. You may think I'm exaggerating. Maybe, maybe not. But I think that it is a slippery slope when a government is allowed to decide who should and should not have children. Just look at Nazi Germany. Or China today. Secondly, some of the people that the majority think "shouldn't be allowed" to have kids are some of the best parents. I have an acquaintance who got pregnant at 17. She gave birth at 18 and is now one of the most loving, fiercely protective mothers I've ever met. She is married now and pregnant with her second baby. One of my best friends wasn't a teen mom, but her first child was born out of wedlock. Did this make her a bad mother? NO! She and her boyfriend eventually got married and had another baby, but she was a loving mother even as a single mom. Then there is the income issue. I grew up with children in poverty. Sometimes their lights were shut off for a few days. Sometimes they couldn't pay their activity fees on time. Sometimes their parents struggled to have dinner on the table every night. But you know what? Some of their parents were the kindest people and the children grew up in loving families. That is more than I can say for some of the children of the older, elitist parents in the city I live in who have children only to carry on their name, or because they want someone to mold into a younger version of themselves. I went to college with a girl who nannied for a family like this, and she said that the mother was constantly at an event of some kind, or working out rather than spending time with her children, but always made sure they were stylishly dressed before they left the house! Wow, way to show your children what's most important. Anyway, I digress. Love is what is important in a family, not being an older parent or having a six figure income. Children from working class families quite often grow up to be strong, hardworking, well-adjusted people. I know many adults who prove that, including some of those closest to me! Lastly, most people who don't want children these days don't have them. It has become more acceptable to not have children, so many people don't! I'm not a supporter of abortion, but I do support birth control. If you feel you would be a terrible parent, you don't have to make any babies! Quite simple. There are of course other things to think about, like race quotas, which I could write a whole blog on, and what the terms of such a license would be. If the person giving the licenses disagreed with your religion or political ideology, would they refuse to issue one to you? What if you were disabled but still able to raise a child? Would your past mistakes haunt you? If you'd spent time in a treatment facility as a teen would it affect your chances of getting a parenting license? Would your entire life's history be under scrutiny? Would your facebook posts be used against you? All things to think about. In conclusion, having to have a license to become a parent would prevent some very capable people from having children. I wonder if Kicesie thinks she would be allowed to obtain a parenting license?Some more things to consider:In China, there is a parenting license. Women who have become pregnant out of wedlock have been given forced abortions, something no one should EVER have to go through! Women who have had one child (or two in rural areas) who become pregnant again have been given forced abortions.Women who have one child already are sometimes forcefully sterilized.This is all behind the idea that only certain kinds of people should become parents, and people should only have certain sizes of families.I believe that all people who want children should have the chance to have their own. I believe that good families can come in all sizes. Read more about China's policies on children, and the testimonies of Chinese women here:http://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/We never, ever want America to be like this.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Some thoughts on why some kids dislike reading.
As someone who really enjoys reading now that I'm not in school, I've been thinking back to why at certain times in my life I didn't like to read...here are just a few thoughts on why adults seem very good at sucking the fun out of reading for children.
Real life examples!
*In first grade, I loved reading the books from the American Girls collection. During library time at school I asked the librarian if she had any. Her response? "Yes, I do, but those are for my third, fourth, and fifth graders." Hmmm...so I wasn't allowed to read them because I was "too young." I'm not even sure I checked out a book that day, I was so disappointed.
*From grades 2-5 I absolutely loved The Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley books. Yes, they were happy and corny and fluffy but they were my escape. I was told my one of my family members that they were "soft reading" and had little value. Yeah, maybe I wasn't learning tons of facts but I enjoyed reading them! Isn't that good enough?
*In 2nd grade, I wanted to do my book report on one of my all-time favorite books, Little Women. My teacher said absolutely not, it was much too grown-up of a book.
*In 4th grade, I had read many chapter books but still occasionally loved to look at the picture books from my earlier childhood. Who doesn't love picture books, seriously? I had to learn to shove them under the bed and pretend I was doing something else if someone walked into the room, because if they saw I would most definitely be asked "What are you reading that baby book for?"
*In the 5th grade, we had free choice reading, but only if the books were in our "reading level." Well, my reading level was quite high, and there were far fewer books available than the other levels. After I'd read the books in my level that interested me, I chose a book from the level below mine that I'd been wanting to read for awhile. It wasn't a picture book or anything, it was thick and had chapters. My teacher said "No, it's too low for you. You need to pick books in your reading level." When I told her that I'd read all the ones in my reading level that I liked, she told me to pick one of the ones I hadn't read because I might "learn to like them." Since I had no choice, I started doing that, and pretty much quit looking forward to reading time since the books that were left in my reading level held zero interest for me whatsoever.
*As a child, I had several books I loved to read, over and over and over again! Every time someone saw me reading a book I'd read before, they'd say something like "Awww, haven't you read that before? Why don't you pick a new book?" Well maybe because I didn't WANT to pick a new book! Favorite books are like your favorite comfort food, they never get old!
*In my college class, English 1020, instead of reading a novel and then writing about it and sharing our opinions in class, we would read two chapters a week and then beat them to death! We would dissect them down to the most miniscule details, while the instructor harped about meaning and symbolism and what the author was really trying to say. If there is any way to make a book far less enjoyable, this is it! I've heard some high school teachers do this as well. Luckily, they weren't mine or I would have never read as much as I did in high school!
Why do we do these things? Why do we suck the fun out of everything for children? Can someone please answer me this? We push that reading is wonderful and healthy and fun, yet we try to take all the enjoyment out of it.
Real life examples!
*In first grade, I loved reading the books from the American Girls collection. During library time at school I asked the librarian if she had any. Her response? "Yes, I do, but those are for my third, fourth, and fifth graders." Hmmm...so I wasn't allowed to read them because I was "too young." I'm not even sure I checked out a book that day, I was so disappointed.
*From grades 2-5 I absolutely loved The Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley books. Yes, they were happy and corny and fluffy but they were my escape. I was told my one of my family members that they were "soft reading" and had little value. Yeah, maybe I wasn't learning tons of facts but I enjoyed reading them! Isn't that good enough?
*In 2nd grade, I wanted to do my book report on one of my all-time favorite books, Little Women. My teacher said absolutely not, it was much too grown-up of a book.
*In 4th grade, I had read many chapter books but still occasionally loved to look at the picture books from my earlier childhood. Who doesn't love picture books, seriously? I had to learn to shove them under the bed and pretend I was doing something else if someone walked into the room, because if they saw I would most definitely be asked "What are you reading that baby book for?"
*In the 5th grade, we had free choice reading, but only if the books were in our "reading level." Well, my reading level was quite high, and there were far fewer books available than the other levels. After I'd read the books in my level that interested me, I chose a book from the level below mine that I'd been wanting to read for awhile. It wasn't a picture book or anything, it was thick and had chapters. My teacher said "No, it's too low for you. You need to pick books in your reading level." When I told her that I'd read all the ones in my reading level that I liked, she told me to pick one of the ones I hadn't read because I might "learn to like them." Since I had no choice, I started doing that, and pretty much quit looking forward to reading time since the books that were left in my reading level held zero interest for me whatsoever.
*As a child, I had several books I loved to read, over and over and over again! Every time someone saw me reading a book I'd read before, they'd say something like "Awww, haven't you read that before? Why don't you pick a new book?" Well maybe because I didn't WANT to pick a new book! Favorite books are like your favorite comfort food, they never get old!
*In my college class, English 1020, instead of reading a novel and then writing about it and sharing our opinions in class, we would read two chapters a week and then beat them to death! We would dissect them down to the most miniscule details, while the instructor harped about meaning and symbolism and what the author was really trying to say. If there is any way to make a book far less enjoyable, this is it! I've heard some high school teachers do this as well. Luckily, they weren't mine or I would have never read as much as I did in high school!
Why do we do these things? Why do we suck the fun out of everything for children? Can someone please answer me this? We push that reading is wonderful and healthy and fun, yet we try to take all the enjoyment out of it.
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