Hove Park Living October 2017

HOVEPARK Living OCTOBER 2017

30 YEARS ON FROM THE GREAT STORM OF 1987 See photos on 18/19

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WELCOME TO YOUR OCTOBER

CONTENTS

HOVE PARK LIVING!!

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Tales of Goldstone Bottom

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Friends of Hove Park

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Health Tip

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Old Photo

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Brighton Early Music Festival

Summer has now receded into the past and autumn is well and truly upon us, the days are shortening and temperatures are getting lower.

On 29th October the clocks change and it’s dark from late afternoon.

However no need to feel down…Hove Park Living has just arrived full of local news and items for your enjoyment!!

We invite you to make a cuppa and take a 10 minute break, put your feet up and have a read through your local magazine and see what you find!!

We are really interested in your feedback on what you might like to see in Hove Park Living. We really want to make the publication as useful and interesting as possible so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE tell us what you want!! We do strive to include as much local content as possible but we do rely on you – the residents – to let us know what is happening so don’t be shy, drop us a line!

Have a great October!!

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Gardening

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HOVE PARK Another fascinating historical tale from local resident Tony Pelling...

TALES FROM AROUND GOLDSTONE BOTTOM...

“FOR THE GOOD OF THE POOR” For many centuries Brighton has had a reputation for caring for the poor and downtrodden and today “Sanctuary on Sea” continues that tradition.

During the reign of Elizabeth I an Act of Parliament gave paupers a legal right to a better life and the age of the workhouse began. The first such institution in Brighton was established in 1727 in Bartholomews near the centre of the small fishing village. In the course of the next century the village grew rapidly and new more extensive premises were opened in 1822 on Church Hill north of St Nicholas Church. The reluctant inmates complained that they were being sent “out of the world” not just “up the hill” as their Guardians maintained. Particularly resentful were the able-bodied poor who were required to work for their keep pushing barrow loads of sand and shingle “up the hill”.

With the coming of the railway the pace of growth quickened and within 25 years the Church Hill workhouse was deemed inadequate. First to move were the children of the inmates to a new “Industrial School” at Warren Farm in Woodingdean (roughly where the Nuffield Hospital is today) while plans were made for a new workhouse on the five acre site at the top of Elm Grove. Warren Farm was seen by staff and inmates alike as an isolated “howling wilderness” as indeed Woodingdean was in those days. In 1867 when the Elm Grove workhouse opened it was considered state of the art with an infirmary, fever wards, lunacy wards, casual wards for the travelling poor and workshops in addition to the main building. The accompanying unusual view from the top of Elm Grove shows the complexity of the site called “The Lump” by townies.

Caring for the numerous elderly sick and the poor was never going to be easy and over the years Elm Grove operated with varying success, sometimes a local disgrace and other times clean and well managed. As

The Elm Grove workhouse

always there were the deserving poor and scroungers working the system. The Guardians also varied from those who genuinely cared for the less fortunate and those more concerned with the costs they inflicted on the taxpayers. Some even “worked the system” to their own advantage.

In the summer of 1837 rumours had been circulating that the Guardians of the Poor had been profligate in the provision of feasts for themselves at the public expense and so, early in 1838, the Vestry decided to investigate these allegations. The resulting report confirmed that some Guardians were in the habit of dining at the Church Hill workhouse after their Board Meetings in a manner which could only be described as luxurious. One contemporary author maintained that “they pampered their appetites with john-dorees, salmon, lobsters, Norfolk squab pie, poultry, and joints in profusion; red and white wines by the dozen, and spirits by the gallon; cigars by the box, and snuff by the pound.” They had even built a summer house in the grounds “wherein they smoked their cigars and quaffed their grog”. And all this was, of course…..“for the good of the poor”.

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HOVE PARK The latest article from the Friends of Hove Park...

REMEMBERING THE GREAT STORM Thirty years ago during the night of October 15th/16th a tremendous storm raged across Southern England.

Brighton and Hove suffered considerable damage from the hurricane force winds of this ‘once in two hundred years’ event, with the strongest gusts in the country (115 mph) being recorded at Shoreham.

Hove Park was devastated and its scenery changed for ever - an exhibition of photos and information on the park noticeboards and in the café commemorate this event, unforgettable to anyone who lived through it.

Above is shown the photographer in his younger days beside one of the uprooted trees giving some idea of the size of the impressive root balls.

Back to the present with two recent photos. The first shows the new BTN BikeShare docking hub (currently one of 35 in the city) by the flagpole bed with some of the 450 high tech Life bikes (Sobi smart bikes) available for hire. Representatives of Life Natural Spring Water, the headline sponsor, were busy giving out literature on the first weekend and explaining how the scheme works.

Aftermath of the Great Storm in October 1987

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In the second the air ambulance, having landed in the park for a medical emergency, is seen taking off watched by a number of interested spectators.

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HOVE PARK Our regular healthy living article from local personal trainer and nutritionist Mary Henderson...

HEALTHY LIVING... HEARTY WINTER FOOD Here’s a good reason to embrace dark chocolate over other varieties. I’m talking about high percentage cocoa chocolate over their milk alternatives.

First things first, it’s got roughly the same amount of calories as milk choc so forget about your ‘diet’. However, do think about your heart. We have heard claims that dark chocolate can lift your mood but less is made of the beneficial effects exerted on cardiovascular health by the flavan-3-ols contained in cocoa. This health benefit has got pretty weighty evidence behind it since the European Food Safety Authority approved this health claim which is no mean feat. Many of the food stuffs like probiotic yogurts that have you believe they are backed by enough scientific studies do not.

Despite achieving this award, sales for milk chocolate dwarf those of its flavonoid-rich counterparts. You might regularly eat lots of other foods that confer positive effects on heart health such as oily fish, whole grains and fruit and vegetables, in which case you just enjoy chocolate for the sheer pleasure of it. As I always bang on, the key to a healthy diet is variety and balance. There’s no such thing as a super food; this is a term dreamt up by industry, not founded in science.

So I’m not advocating that you gorge yourself on tons of dark chocolate. Have a varied basket of goods and remember there are many cheaper and local substitutes for the most exotic and expensive celebs of the supermarket aisles which are equally as good for you.

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Wasteland extended from the road southwards to a high brick wall, where whippet races were held on Saturday evenings. In 1926 the Sackville Garage became the first building to be erected on this land. This photograph was taken in the autumn of 1927, the time of the Daily Mail campaign – “No Soviet petrol sold here”.

Thanks to the Regency Society for this image from their photographic archives, The James Gray Collection. You can see thousands of more historic pictures of Brighton and Hove at: www.regencysociety-jamesgray.com

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Please do send us any old photos of the area that you might have. We will scan them and return them to you and feature them in an upcoming edition of Hove Park Living.

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HOVE PARK Here’s a treat for classical music lovers...

BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 27TH OCTOBER TO 12TH NOVEMBER It’s only a short bus ride to some excellent music this autumn! There will be three long weekends of concerts in venues around Brighton & Hove, including two new productions of early operas.

The theme of this year’s Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) is “Roots - discovering the tangled origins of classical music”. The festival will explore the origins of some of classical music’s best-loved forms, with over 30 events taking place across the city.

Flagship events include two new opera productions – Monteverdi’s Orfeo and Rameau’s Pygmalion which ‘bookend’ the early period of operatic development.

Orfeo will be staged at The Old Market in Hove in a new production by Thomas Guthrie. It’s one of the first operas ever written, exploring the eternal themes of love, death and loss. Orfeo will feature a cast of talented young singers headed by tenor Rory Carver as Orfeo, Monteverdi String Band and The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble.

Pygmalion, at the University of Brighton’s Sallis Benney Theatre, will be presented in a new staging by Karolina Sofulak, in collaboration with the baroque group Ensemble Molière.

The development of early oratorio is explored by Musica Poetica, culminating in a performance of Carissimi’s poignantly beautiful Jephte (4th November, St George’s Church). The festival ends with a rousing performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (12th November, St Martin’s Church).

Folk enthusiasts can enjoy performances by Old Blind Dogs with singer Siobhan Miller (collaborating with L’Avventura London, 27th October, St George’s Church), and The Askew Sisters (2nd November, Ropetackle Arts Centre). Families are catered for with OAE TOTS concerts for pre-schoolers (pre-festival, 7th October, Friends Meeting House) and Tales in Music: The Pigeon & The Albatross (for 5-11 year olds), a family concert with

Tenor Rory Carver heads the cast of Monteverdi’s Orfeo at The Old Market in Hove

the Little Baroque Company (11th November, Komedia Studio & South Portslade Community Centre).

For those who prefer to attend daytime events, there are matinée performances of both Pygmalion and Orfeo, and each weekend provides at least one lunchtimerecital.

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18 Photos from the Great Storm of 30 years ago...

THE GREAT STORM 1987 HOVE PARK, THREE CORN It’s 30 years since the Great Storm of 1987. Here are some of the many great photos of the aftermath taken by local resident Stephen Batey...

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HOVE PARK The programme for CAMEO…

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER PROGRAMME FOR CAMEO OVER-50S CLUB

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT AT ST PETER’S WEST BLATCHINGTON

CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other) is an over-50s group which meets at Bishop Hannington Church Hall, Nevill Avenue, every Thursday from 10am-12 noon. We have tea/ coffee and chat for an hour, followed by entertainment.

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Here is the programme of events for October and November: 5th October

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2nd November Quirky Lewes with Kevin Gordon

Margaret Watson

9th November “Remember, Remember” a talk given by Chris Dalton

St Peter’s Church invite you to their next free lunchtime concert by harpist Margaret Watson, lasting approximately 40 minutes, beginning at 1.10pm.

16th November CAMEO Christmas shopping morning 30th November The cable cars of San Francisco Ian Gledhill For more information, call Laura on: 07909 918796.

Refreshments will be provided after the concert. There is no admission charge, but donations in support of choir funds will be gratefully accepted.

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HOVE PARK Our gardening article by Nareesa Suleiman, a local garden designer...

TIME TO GET THOSE AUTUMN JOBS DONE‌ Rake up fallen leaves and add them to the compost pile, if you have one. Alternatively, you can collect leaves in hessian sacks and put them in a corner of the garden to rot down.

Cut back unattractive perennials to just above ground level; I tend to leave a couple of centimetres of stem so that I know where plants are. Perennials with attractive forms can be left through the winter until early next spring; they add some winter structure to the garden.

Divide any clumps of perennials that have become too big or that are no longer as floriferous as they were.

Divided clumps can be planted in suitable locations through the garden or shared with friends.

Prune tall shrubs such as Sambucus (elderflower), Buddleja and Solanum by half to keep them manageable in size. Prune climbing roses and tie remaining branches to a framework where needed. Clear weeds from the beds; this will probably be the last time this year and will leave the beds looking tidy through the winter months. Turn over the soil with a hand fork or, if it is a large area, with a border or garden fork. This adds air into the soil which improves soil health. Add organic matter to the beds if you haven’t done so this year. There are two schools of thought here; some people prefer to dig it in whereas

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others recommend leaving it on the surface and letting the worms do the work; choose whichever method suits you. Rake through the lawn to remove moss and dead grass; this is called scarification and certainly gives you a good workout!

Many online suppliers have special offers on bulbs this month. If you have a small garden, it is worth combining your order with friends so that you can take advantage of multi-buy prices plus share the cost of postage. Bulbs look good planted in pots, beds or naturalised in lawns.

Feature plant for October Gladiolus murielae These scented white flowers with dark purple centres look great planted in groups and add late-season interest into the garden when most other plants are fading.

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HOVE PARK News from a new local coffee and record shop...

VIVA VINYL – A TOTALLY NEW WAY OF LISTENING Viva Vinyl was founded in 2013 when Brian Rosehill decided his vinyl collection had outgrown his storage space.

Initially an online record store, with the ever increasing sales of vinyl it has grown into what it is today.

Early in 2017, the shop we now operate from in Queen Victoria Avenue became available and it was decided to incorporate two great pastimes into one - the enjoyment of having a coffee with friends whilst listening to your favourite music at the same time. (Yes, you can actually pick up a record and play it in the café!)

The café opened its doors for the first time at the end of July this year; we cover all genres of music ranging from easy listening to ‘Prog and Psych’, 70s and 80s, and everything else in between.

At the end of September we hosted our first evening session with a French theme; our chef Julien is French and has many years’ experience of producing high quality French

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cuisine. Our day to day menu consists of light bites, crepes, as well as a daily specials board.

Business has picked up since the summer holidays, providing a welcome break after the school run and lunch for home workers. We offer a unique and quirky atmosphere which we hope will appeal to everyone; we are hoping to run more themed evenings and offer special pensioner promotions and a chance to book the café for your own functions. Please contact Julie on 07786 332975 if you would like to discuss your requirements further.

All the décor in the shop has been individually created by ourselves and a lot of the items are available to purchase including light shades, magazine racks, clocks and bowls all made out of genuine vintage vinyl.

We hope you enjoy visiting Viva Vinyl and that you’ll drop in and see us now and again. Don’t forget to ask for a loyalty card when ordering your coffees.

We also buy records so if you have a collection you’d like to sell give us a call or drop them in on your next visit.

We’re open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday.

Viva Vinyl is at 63 Queen Victoria Avenue, Hove Park

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HOVE PARK Update from the Friends of Three Cornered Copse...

THE WORK CONTINUES On our most recent workday we were assisted by Neil, the Park Ranger, and we were blessed by some fine weather for an after-summer “clean-up” in Three Cornered Copse.

We were a team of ten volunteers, which means we can make a real difference in some areas of the copse. In this case, we were taking back some of the encroaching nettles and brambles, which each year take over more of the edges of the green lawn which stretches up the slope to the north. We also collected a few bags of litter that had accumulated over the summer months, where the space has been heavily used.

Teenager picnics often seem to leave a small pile of wrappers and paper (always Pringles!). For some reason, clearing up the litter isn’t very fashionable with youngsters, so it is left and blows away into the undergrowth.

The bird life in the copse is astonishing in these months.

Food is plentiful with berries and insects in abundance, and the ground is soft and moist, for digging for worms and grubs. At the right time, standing still in the woods, one can hear and see a dozen different bird species in only a few minutes. It’s too early for the migrations to begin in these warmer autumn months that we

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experience these days, but the copse is a great place for bird life to feast for a few weeks before flying south.

Thirty years ago, after the October 1987 storm, the copse was not such a great place, with hundreds of uprooted trees lying side by side like matchsticks. Many of the tree corpses went on to survive, as adventitious rooting began to feed the remaining branches, which have now grown into large trees. You can see several examples of this in the centre of the copse, the thirtyyear-old trunk still recognisable.

At a time when our Green Belt areas are under pressure to be used to meet housing targets, our green spaces are more valuable than ever. In the next few years, as the neighbouring Toads Hole Valley is developed, there will be even more users of our local park areas. Councils are building more and more houses in the South East, but very few parks are built alongside them. Planning for Toads Hole will be released next year; let’s hope there are some areas left for our wildlife to flourish.

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HOVE PARK This is a great cause...

HELP SAVE THE SEAFRONT’S MADEIRA TERRACE Help restore the Victorian Madeira Terrace on Brighton & Hove seafront by pledging your support.

VisitBrighton, the city’s tourism unit, has set up a crowdfunding platform so that everyone can take part. Crowdfunding is a modern twist on the traditional way Victorian public buildings were funded in the first place.

A recent family fun day on the seafront raised more than £1,400 through bucket collections, sales of merchandise and online pledges.

Madeira Terrace is an 850m long stretch of 151 seafront arches on Madeira Drive in Brighton and thought to be the longest cast iron structure in Britain. The campaign aims to start the journey of bringing it back to full use – it has been closed to the public since 2012.

To make a pledge and find out more go to: www.savemadeiraterrace.org. Residents, visitors and businesses have registered over 700 pledges so far.

More are needed. The campaign has an ambitious target of £431,000 by the end of November. This will kick

start the regeneration of Madeira Terrace and be used to bring at least three of the arches back into use.

You can also pledge your support by cheque (made payable to Brighton & Hove City Council) c/o VisitBrighton Marketing, 1st Floor Brighton Town Hall, BN1 1JA, or donate cash at the Brighton Centre ticket office.

Commenting on the campaign so far, head of VisitBrighton Howard Barden said: “Just over a third of the total is now pledged, thanks to people’s generosity.

Restoring the whole of Madeira Terrace will cost an estimated £24 million, and these initial funds will help attract investment. With your help we can reach the target – whether £10 or £10,000 – every pledge counts.”

A local sporting event...

BRIGHTON & HOVE TEN MILE RACE Sunday 15th October, 9am The 2017 Bright10 ten-mile race takes place on 15th October and takes in all the highlights of the city.

The round circuit goes from the King Alfred Leisure Centre in the west to Brighton Marina in the east, starting and finishing on Hove Lawns (to the east of the King Alfred).

Volunteers are also needed for roles including the handing out of medals, drinks and goodies at the finish line, looking after the storage of runners’ bags and handing out water at the drink stations.

For more information or to register, visit: www.bright10.co.uk Please send your local articles to info@hoveparkliving.co.uk or call 01273 551021

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To discuss your funeral plans please call Richard or Ben on 01273 820018

Richard Whittle is the great, great grandson of the founder and Managing Director of Bungard Funeral Directors.

Richard and his wife have recently had a son whom he hopes will one day join the family business.

Ben Day is the Principal Funeral Director of Bungard Funeral Directors. Ben lives in Hove with his wife and two children.

Ben and his wife Leila are keen to support the local community and be as involved as much as possible.

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HOVE PARK This article is from the new Brighton & Hove Dementia Action Alliance...

DEMENTIA IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS! Think of a favourite memory that has happened to you in the Hove Park area: perhaps it was seeing Peter Ward score a goal to help the Seagulls get promotion at the Goldstone; a romantic autumnal walk in the park with a new date or maybe a fantastic family meal at Nando’s restaurant celebrating a birthday.

Then think what it would be like to wake up tomorrow morning and not be able to remember that. For many people living with dementia in our community this is their reality. The new Brighton and Hove Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) in partnership with local businesses and organisations aims to improve the lives of those living with dementia and their families. Based at Age UK Brighton and Hove the DAA aims to make services dementia-friendly, reduce the stigma attached to dementia and lessen the feelings of isolation those living with dementia can feel.

Dementia is everybody’s business and people with dementia want to try and carry on living the lives they did before their diagnosis as much as they can. Therefore it is up to all of us as Hove Park residents or businesses to step up to the plate and learn what we can do to help.

We are asking everyone in the Hove Park area including hairdressers, pubs, cafés and retail shops to get

involved, improve their awareness of dementia through our free dementia friends sessions or funding for clearer dementia-friendly signage for their shop.

Our vision is that the Hove Park area becomes a community where people living with dementia, their families and carers are able to live well and get the support they need to ensure everyday life and the pursuit of leisure and cultural activities is made easy. We want to generate a social movement to help us become a dementia-friendly city, defining such a place as a city where every person with dementia – no matter who they are or where they live – can live well and access the right support, at the right time, in the right way.

Businesses and organisations who wish to participate in the Dementia Action Alliance will also be granted a kite mark stating that they are “Working towards making Brighton and Hove a Dementia Friendly Community”.

If you would like to make a difference please contact Matthew Moors at the Dementia Action Alliance on 01273 760203 or email him at: DementiaA@ageuk-bh.org.uk.

Matthew Moors Brighton and Hove Dementia Action Alliance Coordinator Age UK Brighton and Hove

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Say goodbye to being overweight once and for all!

Hands up all those who feel they’re in a constant battle to achieve a healthy and sustainable body weight. How many diets have you tried and failed, feeling totally frustrated and not knowing what to do next?

Having had a weight problem for 35 years, Rachel was desperate to find a way of being able to lose weight once and for all. ‘I had just about resigned myself to the fact that I would be overweight for the rest of my life, when I came across the principles of the Metabolic Weight Loss Programme. I followed these and to my amazement, I lost 3 stone in just over 3 months and then went on to successfully maintain my weight. The relief was enormous to have found something that finally worked for me.’

Rachel became passionate about wanting to help as many people as possible with their weight problems, which led her to become a qualified weight loss consultant. In the last 14 years, she has helped over 5,000 clients from all walks of life to help bring their dieting days to an end once and for all. ‘My clients’ ages range from 8 years to 90 years old, so there is hope for everyone!’

Rachel Ricketts, Weight Loss Consultant ‘This isn’t an open-ended slimming club,’ says Rachel.

‘We set your target weight at the beginning and then get on with the business of helping you lose the weight, addressing any difficulties along the way, then we concentrate on keeping it off – for good!’

For those who are not able to visit, a very successful remote support service is provided throughout the UK - distance is no object!

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One of the popular aspects of the Metabolic Weight Loss Programme is there’s nothing faddish about it. There are no meal replacements, diet shakes or diet pills. All the foods on the programme are easily obtainable. Clients frequently say just how easy it is to follow, they don’t feel hungry and are not having to constantly battle with cravings. The four stages of the programme are tailored as necessary to provide the maximum results for each client.

Rachel and her team give weekly one-to-one consultations, guiding you through the programme with personalised support, lots of empathy and total conviction in the success of the programme. Email support is available in between consultations.

Clients often comment on how impressed their doctors are with their results. ‘My doctor is very happy– I’ve been able to come off blood pressure and cholesterol medication,’ says one. Another doctor said, ‘All my lady patients on thyroid medication are struggling to lose weight, but you’ve lost 2 ½ stone despite being on thyroxin – well done!’

With an average weight loss of 7-14lb a month for clients and hundreds of hand written testimonials, Rachel’s results speak for themselves. ‘I see real results daily, time after time I see people’s lives change in front of me.’

Rachel offers free consultations for those who are wanting to lose their weight once and for all.

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