How To Feel Stressed Out By Glen Luckman
By Glen Luckman | February 13, 2010
Be Productive With Stress Management Techniques
How To Feel Stressed Out By Glen Luckman By Claudine Struck
Are there times that you feel stressed out and unproductive? Do you want to finish everything you need to do, but feel so tired and moody that you can’t seem to get things done? Maybe you haven’t realized that you are suffering from fatigue or stress? Stress can steal your strength and optimism.
If you’ve noticed that you are no longer operating at peak productivity, it may be time to make some serious changes to your lifestyle and mindset. Stress management techniques can help you cope! Sometimes, stress can be the enemy, and you need to overcome it in order to be happy and productive.
There are numerous stress management techniques you can use to refine your attitude and habits. You can read about many of them in self-help books, magazines, and by searching the Internet. Since you are already here, you can take advantage of the research we’ve done to get a head start on tackling stress.
In this article, you will be provided with some helpful stress management techniques. Since life is full of stress, techniques should soothe and strengthen the mind, body, and soul. Some key techniques you should consider using include deep breathing, mind relaxation, visualization, body massage, and therapeutic music. Here’s a glimpse at some valuable tools you can use to feel more in control of your life.
Deep breathing is the fastest and easiest way to reduce stress. While sitting comfortably with your palms spread out on the floor or bed, inhale deeply. While breathing in, feel the passage of air into your nostrils, down to your lungs, and then further down, to your abdomen…then, exhale slowly. Through this simple but highly effective exercise, you will feel a huge rejuvenation – you will feel stronger. Do it whenever you feel stressed.
Mind relaxation is done through the power of meditation. This is another stress management technique that involves body scanning. Body scan is a term that defines the focusing of your mind on different parts of your body, starting from your feet, then moving all the way up to your head. While giving your attention to each part of your body, dictate to your mind that this part should feel relaxed.
Another way to reduce stress is through imagination. This is an almost magical way of alleviating stress. In this technique, you have to get at the root of your stress reaction – what is causing you to feel this way? Once you’ve identified triggers, imagine this cause of stress as a little object that can be placed in the palm of your hand. Then, as you visualize this image, gently blow on your palm, as though you are blowing the tiny object away forever. Feel it disappear through the power of your imagination – and you will have greater control and peace of mind.
Body massage is among the most popular stress management techniques available nowadays. Some people rely on this effective technique on a regular basis. They take time to visit massage therapy clinics and allow skilled technicians to perform bodywork that soothes them inside and out. This technique also promotes good health through increased circulation, enhanced relaxation, and a stronger sense of well being.
The last technique to be discussed is listening to soothing music. This is a technique with proven medical and psychological benefits. Try listening on comforting music, and let the beautiful sounds enter your mind and soul. This will stabilize your mood and create a sense of peace and acceptance. This may be one of the most common methods of self-help for most people.
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Glen Luckman No Worry, Know Peace
By Glen Luckman | December 18, 2009
Stress Management – No Worry, Know Peace
Glen Luckman No Worry, Know Peace By Krystal Kuehn
What is worry? Worry is negative meditation. To meditate is to be occupied in thought, to ponder and reflect. So when we worry, our thoughts are occupied with things that cause us distress, fear, or dread. Worry puts stress on our minds and bodies. It can literally make us sick. Studies have found links between stress and illness. Stress weakens our immune system, making us more vulnerable to viruses and other illnesses. Worry clouds our perception. Decision-making is impaired. Clearly, our minds and bodies cannot function at their best when we worry.
Why do we worry? We worry because we do not have inner peace. We focus on what can go wrong instead of what can go right. We look at the problem and how things can get worse rather than the solution and how things can get better. We look at faults, mistakes, and failures instead of victories and successes. We fix our eyes on the mountain instead of seeing ourselves on the other side. We try to control what we can only accept instead of changing what is within our power-namely, our attitudes. We focus on ourselves instead of trusting God. We get to the end of the road, and are ready to quit. We travel down a long, dark path and don’t realize there is light at the end of the tunnel. We get weakened by the drought and lose our strength. We are in over our heads and think we will surely drown. Is it any wonder we stress ourselves out?
How do we stop worrying? The apostle Paul admonishes us to not worry about anything, but rather, to pray about everything. He said that we can bring all of our cares to God and He will give us peace. He will direct our paths. He will comfort us and help us. We are not only admonished to trust Him, but we are instructed to meditate on positive, hopeful things. How we occupy our minds affects our faith and attitude. When we focus on possibilities our hope increases, our faith is strengthened, and our worries fade. When we see ourselves as winners in life and overcomers of obstacles, our success is within reach. When we choose to focus on the good and not the bad, good comes our way. When we ask, we receive. When we seek, we find. When we knock, doors open for us.
I wrote a song called “What If” some time ago. Worry thoughts often begin with “What if…” In the song, I ask, “What if I trust You more? What if I leave it in Your hands? What would happen if I would, knowing that You’re always good. What if I trust You more? Then I would let doubt go. My life is in Your hands. You are the Great I am.” Since that time, I have had countless opportunities to ask in fear and worry, “What if…?” I am always reminded of these words. And I always remind myself that we can choose to believe for the best, not the worst. We can choose to believe things will work out, and that God will make a way when there seems to be no way. We choose to believe the promise that God is always with us. And when we leave it in His hands, we can know that things will work out because He is good.
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Glen Luckman Tips to Handle Stress
By Glen Luckman | December 14, 2009
Tips to Handle Stress Management
Glen Luckman Tips to Handle Stress By Sammy Grace
People are generally leading increasingly stressful lives in this day and age. Prolonged stress is such a powerful and harmful force that It is vital to learn effective stress management techniques, in order to live a happy, healthy and successful life.
Stress has always been in our lives in some way, shape or form. A little stress can be good for us, say the experts. It is sometimes vital for achieving optimum performance. However, it has also been discovered that too much stress is not good for the body. It can cause a blockage to the body’s natural ability to regenerate, repair and protect itself.
Medical research reveals that Over 90% of disease is caused by stress. Stress is both a psychological and physical response, which can lead to more serious conditions. Insomnia, depression, obesity and quite often the deterioration of relationships. It is vital to learn effective stress management techniques, as stress can be a very powerful and harmful force in our lives. We must understand that its inevitable that stress will always be in our lives and sometimes it will be difficult to deal with, but as long as we can learn to control it, we can makes sure we live a happy and healthy life.
The following are five tips to handle stress
1. Identify what things in life cause you the most stress. Making a list of them is useful. Deal with the issues that you can by changing your routines, for example if you are stressed about arriving at work on time, set your alarm clock a bit earlier and make sure you have plenty of time to do all the things you need to do in the morning before leaving for work. when at work, delegate some of the tasks that you are not able to complete, therefore reducing stress on you.
2. Try not to stress about things you cannot change or influence, like the traffic jam up ahead, or the elevator that stops at the floor after yours and you have to then get out and take the stairs. These things will happen and there is not a thing you can do about it. Take a slow, deep breath and try to exhale all the tension. Sit in a comfortable chair and perhaps listen to some relaxing music. Maybe give one of your friends a call and talk about something totally unrelated to help calm yourself.
3. Try to remember that all these episodes will pass in time and before you know it they will be a distant memory. Remind yourself of the positive things in your life and that this stressful event will soon be over. Calm down and bring positive energy into your life, rejecting the negative.
4. Identify what triggers your anxiety. If it is job related, then maybe it’s time to consider a change of career to a less stressful job. Or maybe you just need some vacation time away from it all to unwind and de-stress.
5. Learning to use your relaxation response is very important. It is the opposite response to the stress response that we all have and should be used on a regular basis. There are two steps to learning your relaxation response. Repetition, which can be using a certain word, hearing a particular sound, or expression, or a repetitive movement. The second step is to ignore all other thoughts that come to mind at this time, to focus completely on the repetitive response. This technique should be used for about 15 to 20 minutes once or twice a day.
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Glen Luckman Reduce Stress by Simplifying
By Glen Luckman | December 8, 2009
Stress Management Techniques – Reduce Stress by Simplifying
Glen Luckman Reduce Stress by Simplifying By Brandon A Leen
Stress is everywhere in our day and time. Especially with the recent financial upheaval in the global marketplace as well as budget cuts and downsizing by employers, just making ends meet is often tough for most families. This lends itself towards elevated stress levels for those in the workforce as well as their families.
In talking about stress and looking at stress management techniques and other solutions to either alleviate stress altogether or decrease its affect on the mind and body, we often hear a lot about lowering stress in general without really talking about eliminating the sources of stress in our lives. Granted there is much to gain from living a healthier lifestyle, eating healthier, getting enough exercise, and plenty of rest. However, we can also do wonders for our stress levels by actually looking and identifying what in our lives is causing us stress. We can actually just be putting a band-aide on the problem without getting to the root of the issue.
Oftentimes when families look at what is causing a great deal of stress for each individual as well as the family as a whole, many find that they may be spending inordinate amounts of time involved in frivolous activities that cramp schedules and cause unnecessary traveling, preparation, and general time consumption. For instance, children may be involved in multiple activities that can take away from time with the family, school preparation, and cause the parents to do an excessive amount of scheduling just to make sure they arrive on time at different locations. Why not sit down with the children and decide on one activity in the school year they would like to be involved in. Look at the time requirements involved in that specific activity and decide whether it would be of benefit to the children as well as to the rest of the family. Counting the cost of extracurricular activities can go a long way in lowering stress levels.
These activities are not just limited to children. Parents as well need to look at where time is being spent. Are they increasing stress levels on themselves as well as the families by spending too much time in a leisure activity or hobby aside from work? There is absolutely nothing wrong with leisure activities or hobbies. In fact, they are very healthy activities. The key here though is are we spending too much time and energy in those activities. Balance is the key.
Communication is a key resource here. Families and individuals need to communicate with one another to get a feel for what is important. If family members think about not just their own needs but the needs of the family as a whole, compromises become much easier. The general stress level of the entire family will be reduced.
Perhaps one of the biggest stress factors that most would have on their list is financial concerns. There is no doubt about it, we are living in a time of financial crisis with job insecurity and higher costs of living. Many feel they work simply to make a living and get by. This may certainly be the case with many families. However, looking at where income is spent can be a real eye opener to most families. We can certainly increase stress in our lives by living beyond our means. Unnecessary spending whether on entertainment, housing, cars, hobbies, and clothing, just to name a few, can seriously impact our peace of mind and elevate our stress levels. Here again, balance is the key. Why not make a family budget. Keep track of all bills and expenditures that you have on a monthly basis. Examine where the money is going. One may find that by doing this they will see many areas where improvements can be made in how money is being spent. If unnecessary spending is eliminated or even reduced, much stress can be relieved.
Stress seems to be a common theme in the society in which we live today. More demands on individuals and families can bring some to the breaking point. Along with practicing good stress management techniques, we can all benefit from taking an honest look at what is causing the stress in our lives and simplify our approach to time wasters, entertainment, and financial matters.
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Glen Luckman Stress Management With Meditation
By Glen Luckman | December 4, 2009
Stress Management With Meditation
Glen Luckman Stress Management With Meditation By Hilary Stewardson
Today’s world is a stressful place, with its many demands, crises, and sudden changes intruding into the lives of its inhabitants. Constantly bombarded with pressures and stresses, it is not surprising that most people absorb this negative energy into themselves, and begin to suffer the detrimental effects of becoming attuned to the modern world’s problems. Once the mind has been invaded by these negative influences, both inner peace and positive thinking become difficult to achieve. Fortunately, a cure for this negative influence can be found in meditation – a cleansing spiritual exercise that allows even those immersed in the most hectic lives to use this stress management technique.
Meditation is an ancient art – indeed, the vast array of cultures and peoples who have practiced it is a testimonial to its timeless effectiveness. Meditation has been used by a staggering range of cultures and creeds to cleanse the spirit of negative energy, restore the mind’s positive balance, and achieve inner harmony.
You can use meditation in your own life to improve both your outlook and your quality of living. Without the safety valve of meditation, stresses begin to wear ruts in the mind, and can lead to constant unhappiness, a loss of mental focus, and even self-harming behavior such as alcoholism or drug abuse. Stress, clearly, can transform your life in a highly negative way. You owe it to yourself to make use of meditation to handle your stress, suppress it, and make room in your mind for positive energy to flourish.
Open and closed meditation are the two main forms of meditation. They will be described here, but if you are unable to choose one merely from description, it is best to try both and discover which technique is most in tune with your unique spiritual needs. Each human mind is individual and special, and some may even find the most relief from combining the two forms.
Open meditation makes use of a focus, such as a mantra, an idea, a visualization, or even a regular action such as breathing or a repetitive physical movement such as walking. The person who is meditating allows their mind to move freely through whatever ideas and images occur to it, but regularly returns their attention to the focus or mantra. In this way, the mind is allowed to move freely from idea to idea in an almost dream-like way, but does not begin to analyze. Thus, the mind remains calm and detached, allowing it time to refresh itself, melting away the negative energy of stress through relaxation.
Closed meditation drives out all external thoughts and ideas in favor of focusing steadily on the focus or mantra itself, or even on simply maintaining a complete blankness of mind. Closed meditation thus clears the psyche of tension either by keeping the mind concentrated exclusively on one focus, so that no room is left for stress, or by removing concentration entirely by blanking the thoughts, thus preventing the mind from concentrating on problems and generating stress.
Those who wish to clear their minds of stress’ negative energy and make room for positive energy to improve their lives should therefore consider a regular program of meditation for stress management. The two types of meditation should be explored, the more soothing chosen, and meditation made a regular part of your schedule. You will find that meditation is one of the most fruitful methods of freeing your mind from tension, handling stress, and energizing your spirit to meet the challenges of life in a fresh and effective way.
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Glen Luckman Ten Tips
By Glen Luckman | December 4, 2009
Ten Tips For Stress Management
Glen Luckman Ten Tips By Rick H. Carter
Stress is a necessary part of life. Stress, in a positive form, lets you know that you are challenging your own limits, like when you strain to lift 10 more pounds or push yourself to finish a project before the deadline. Stress, in a negative form, wears down your physical and emotional systems. So stress management strategies are sought after by everyone.
Stress management anxiety reduction is used by most people mainly to relieve the physical symptoms of anxiety attacks. Because these physical symptoms will only distract you from, and weaken you in, battling the stressor that is causing the anxiety. And it is only by eliminating the stressor that you can finally end the headaches, feeling of nervousness, and constant chest tightness from anxiety that is so harmful to you.
Let’s look at ten tips for stress management:
1. Define the problem causing the stress. Make your definition concrete, so that even another person would be able to recognize it.
2. Use creative problem solving to think of as many ways to attack it as possible. The bad health effects of stress are due mainly to your body’s “fight or flight” reaction to stress.
3. Select the most practical plans under the circumstances. Finding the magic wand is a solution – just not a practical one.
4. Develop specific goals to achieve under your plan.
5. Develop specific steps to achieve each goal.
6. Place a definite time limit on each step, by either allocating a specific amount of time to it or a deadline it must be achieved by.
7. Eliminate all other non-priority tasks and interruptions.
8. Take a few deep breathes, to focus and re-center yourself.
9. Take one concrete specific action toward step 1 of your first goal.
10. Assess the results.
These 10 tips sound pretty common-sense. But the key is to do them under stress. Anyone can breath deeply or identify the stressor or even come up with a plan to attack the stressor. Some systems calling themselves stress management strategies are built around one or two of these. But these ten tips for stress management, all performed by you under stress, are your ticket to comprehensive stress management anxiety reduction.
There are, of course, other ways to reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety attacks and you should talk to your doctor about these. Medications or therapies may be necessary for some people. You also cannot discount the fact that your constant chest tightness from anxiety might also be a heart attack! So consult with your doctor before and during any stress or anxiety situation.
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Motivate Yourself by Glen Luckman
By Glen Luckman | June 9, 2009
3 Simple Brilliant Steps to Motivate Your Self Within Seconds
Glen Luckman shares self motivational tips.
By Lemy Yusento
Yes, I know what you think. We can’t just flip that way and still many negative thoughts keep coming to us.
Let me tell you this. I love simple things, cause simple things make things to be complex. Imagine that the digital world consists only two digit, but look at what it can do. Computers, software, multimedia, even we fly human to the moon using computer’s help.
So, what’s the simple steps to motivate ourselves quickly? Even in seconds we can do it.
Here They Are:
FIRST – When you’re trapped in the situation that you don’t want, calm yourself down first. Then, Think what’s exactly you really want to that situation as if it hasn’t been occurred.
SECOND – Believe as it (the situation) is already happening as you’d want. Imagine that it’s all happening exactly the same as you think in your mind.
THIRD – Feel happy about it. Because feeling happy tells that everything is happening as you want to. Everything is ok, great. How to feel happy immediately?
Here’s two suggestions:
1. Play your favourite music, and just enjoy it.
2. Think about anything, anyone at the past that make you feel funny about it.
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Glen Luckman Self Storage
By Glen Luckman | June 8, 2009
PRESS RELEASE Dymon Self Storage Corporation
July 10, 2007 380 Hunt Club Road,
Ottawa, ON K1V 1C1
Contact: Stephen Creighton
613-247-0888 (ext. 234)
screighton@dymoncapital.com
Ottawa, ON - Senior Officials at Dymon Capital Corporation today announced the start of development of its latest Dymon Self Storage facility strategically located in Ottawa on Carling Avenue at the Queensway. This 200,000 sq. ft. facility that is set to open in October 2007 will include the corporate head offices for the Dymon Group of Companies. Located on the top floor of the building, the corporate head offices will be surrounded by a “green” terrace with a 360 degree panorama of the Ottawa cityscape. In addition to the elegance of its architecture, the Carling facility will be the first self storage facility in North America to be LEED certified. As part of its development program, Dymon is committed to ensuring significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions through energy conservation and the use of alternative energy sources. This latest facility is part of the Company’s $110 Million development program to build in excess of 1 Million sq. ft. of self storage in Ottawa.
Following the very successful July 2006 launch of the Company’s flagship location on Coventry Road (across from Lynx Stadium), three (3) additional facilities are currently under construction in Ottawa – a 105,000 sq. ft. facility at Prince of Wales at Hunt Club (Opening October 2007), a 110,000 sq. ft. facility on Bank Street at South Keys (Opening March 2008), and a 120,000 sq. ft. facility on Innes Road in Orleans (Opening May 2008). Construction will commence this fall on Dymon’s planned facilities at Kanata Centrum (140,000 sq. ft.), and Bells Corners (100,000 sq. ft.). Planning continues for the Company’s additional sites at Walkley Road at Conroy (120,000 sq. ft.), Ottawa City Centre (150,000 sq. ft.), and Barrhaven (105,000 sq. ft.). Plans are also underway to launch facilities in Hull, Gatineau and Aylmer in 2008.
“Our Coventry Road facility enjoyed the fastest lease-up of any similar self storage facility anywhere in North America. Our customers are extremely satisfied with the quality of our facility, the convenience and comfort of our drive-in bay, our free truck drop off and pick-up, and our relentless focus on customer service” said Glen Luckman, CEO of Dymon Capital Corporation. “We did extensive research and have brought together a true “best of breed” product offering that we are building in exceptional locations across the City adjacent to high traffic retail nodes.”
In a very short time, Dymon has been able to gain a substantial position in the marketplace. Demand for high quality self storage is significant in all of the targeted locations being developed by the Company.
“We have been involved with the construction of thousands of self storage facilities in the US, Canada and Europe, and I can honestly say that Dymon’s self storage facilities are of the highest caliber we have encountered in any of today’s markets”, said Chip Cordes, Vice President of US Door.
“I have never seen anything like this before. People only need to walk in the front door and they’ll be sold. The free transportation to the facility is like icing on the cake”, said Krista Nicholds, a Dymon Self Storage customer.
The Dymon Group of Companies is locally owned and operated. Having been in business for over a decade, Dymon has developed over 1.2 Million sq. ft. of commercial, industrial and retirement home properties in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Under its Dymon Healthcare banner, the Company also operates and is developing the City’s most preeminent retirement home addresses, including Governor’s Walk, Lord Lansdowne, and the Duke of Devonshire.
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Glen Luckman on Speaking Stress
By Glen Luckman | June 1, 2009
Overcoming Public Speaking Stress
Author Sean Kenaston
From Glen Luckman
For most of us, public speaking is a common source of stress and nervousness. Many people may never overcome their fear of public speaking, which can have a negative impact on their careers and overall success in life. It’s an unfortunate reality that if we wish to succeed in our professional and personal life, we will be forced to speak in front of a number of people at some time or another.
Public speaking does not need to be so hard and stressful. If you put in a bit of effort and learn its secrets, it is very possible to overcome the stress of public speaking.
Speaking in front of large gatherings doesn’t need to be too stressful, difficult, and demanding; clear your mind of this negative opinion. Every great speaker started as a novice. It was through intense effort and dedication that they turned out to be the best in the business. With the same kind of commitment, you can be just like them.
To succeed in public speaking, you do not need to be the most brilliant person on the planet. You just need to give it an honest effort. Your audience doesn’t expect you to be a master of all things known to mankind; all they want from you is dedication and determination. You’re there to present some relevant information in a way that’s easy for the audience to understand. They’re not expecting a brilliant and polished speech.
It is important to assert yourself. You want your audience to know that you understand what you’re talking about. If you feel a bit nervous and jittery when you first stand up in front of your audience, don’t worry! It is quite common and natural. All speakers feel that way, even the best! Just take a deep breath and try to relax. Try to establish eye-contact with your audience. Wait until you’re ready. Once you’ve achieved this, you’ll be well on your way to a powerful speech.
A lot of the stress of public speaking is caused by the feeling that you won’t be able to perform well when the time comes. To prepare for this, start practicing various speaking techniques in front of small groups of people during your daily routine. Tell a joke or story to a group of friends. You can even practice your speaking when talking to a sales clerk when you’re out shopping. After a while, you’ll begin to feel more confident speaking to larger and larger groups of people.
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Glen Luckman Stress Recognition
By Glen Luckman | April 3, 2009
How to Recognize Stress Before it Turns Into Anger
By Dr. Tony Fiore
After a stressful day as a computer programmer, Jim pulled into his driveway. The children’s toys were scattered on the walkway to the house.
He immediately began noticing slight tension in his muscles and apprehension in his stomach. Entering his house, his wife ignored him while she talked with her sister on the telephone. His heart started beating a little faster.
Looking around, he noticed disarray; nothing was picked up, the house was a mess. Irritation and frustration started to settle in. Finally, as his feelings grew, he exploded and began yelling at his wife and children.
Stress may trigger anger:
Stress is often the trigger that takes us from feeling peaceful to experiencing uncomfortable angry feelings in many common situations such as the one described above.
Stress is most easily defined as a series of bodily responses to demands made upon us called stressors.
These “demands” or stressors can be negative (such as coping with a driver who cuts in front of you on the freeway) or positive (such as keeping on a tour schedule while on vacation).
Stressors may be external to you (like work pressure) or internal (like expectations you have of yourself or feeling guilty about something you did or want to do).
Whether the stressor is external or internal, scientists have discovered that the major systems of the body work together to provide one of the human organism’s most powerful and sophisticated defenses; the stress response which you may know better as “fight-or-flight.”
This response helps you to cope with stressors in your life. To do so, it activates and coordinates the brain, glands, hormones, immune system, heart, blood and lungs.
Avoid Jim’s destructive behavior toward his loved ones. Before your stress response turns into anger or aggression, use these strategies to get it under control:
Read your personal warning lights: Becoming aware of your stress response is the first step to managing it. This means listening to your body, being aware of your negative emotions, and observing your own behavior when under stress.
For instance, notice muscle tension, pounding heart, raising voice, irritation, dry mouth, or erratic movements.
What you see is what you get: For a potential stressor to affect us -stress us out – we have to first perceive it or experience it as a stressor.
Gaining a new perspective on the stressing situation can often drastically change the effect it has on us. Our stress response can indeed be a response (something we can control) instead of a knee-jerk reaction (which is automatic).
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