• Photos: Here’s the scene at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day

    Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Orel Hershiser, left, with Fernando Valenzuela and Sand Koufax prior to a Major League Baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March 29, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Dodgers grounds crew prepares the field prior to a Major League Baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March 29, 2018 in Los Angeles. (
  • Kentucky Derby will see fewer fillies on points alone

    When Winning Colors was so dominant during her 3-year-old campaign in 1988, one that saw her become only the third filly to win the Kentucky Derby, it didn’t matter which Kentucky Derby qualifying system was in place. She would have easily earned a spot in the Derby without running against colts beforehand.
    Back then, graded-stakes earnings were used as the measuring stick if the Kentucky Derby oversubscribed with more than 20 horses. But Winning Colors took on the boys anyway a month afte
  • California voters split on idea of police helping immigration officers, with violence swaying their opinion

    Voters in California are divided on the idea of letting local police help federal immigration officials detain undocumented immigrants, depending on if the immigrant is accused of a violent or a non-violent crime.
    More than half of all voters in the state (54 percent) believe local law enforcement should be allowed to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain a person accused of a violent crime, according to a poll released Thursday, March 29, by Eyewitness News-Southern Califor
  • LAFC ready to challenge Galaxy in newest local rivalry

    Los Angeles Football Club hasn’t been quiet upon arriving on the area soccer scene.
    From the signing of Bob Bradley as coach to player acquisitions to the building of its new training ground at Cal State Los Angeles and soon-to-open state-of-art Banc of California Stadium, LAFC has pushed all the right buttons for an expansion club.
    As an added bonus, the club is also off to a 2-0 start, becoming just the third MLS expansion club to win its first two games.
    Saturday, LAFC will take aim on
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  • FYF Fest returns to Exposition Park in Los Angeles in July

    Eleanor Wells dance to Dj Harey at the Woods stage during FYF Fest at Exposition Park in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 23, 2017. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)Festival goers lounge on the grass in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during FYF Fest at Exposition Park in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 23, 2017. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)Inspired by Bjšrk, Too Jung shows off her fashion during FYF Fest at Exposition Park in Los Angel
  • ‘The Voice’ contestant Terrence Cunningham quietly advances to the next round

    Part of Terrence Cunningham‘s magic, Alicia Keys explained during the battle rounds on NBC’s “The Voice” on Tuesday, March 27, is his thoughtful self-restraint.
    “You don’t yell and scream,” she told him. “You draw people in in a quiet way that’s really powerful.”
    Chatting by phone, Cunningham admitted he’s “a quiet zen guy anyway.
    “Not that I can’t belt out notes,” the 36-year-old Echo Park singer-pianist s
  • The Lady Ducks are sending a record number of teams to the USA Hockey championships

    Fresh off an extremely successful showing at the March Pacific District Hockey Championships in San Jose, the Lady Ducks, an affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, qualified six teams for the USA National Hockey Championships April 5-9.
    It is the most teams the organization has sent to the tournament. Heading to Marlborough, Mass., are five of its older youth teams and a women’s team.
    Guy Labbe, bottom, head coach of the Lady Ducks 16AAA team speaks to the team during a recent practice
  • How SparkPoint helps families in Anaheim move from homeless to home again

    It started with a cup of coffee each day.  Martha and her husband never considered their daily cup of java from the local gas station to be a luxury.  But they were now living out of their car with their son and daughter, and every penny mattered.
    It was only when they sat down with their SparkPoint case manager that Martha and her husband realized how significant even the most seemingly insignificant expenses had become.
    Martha, a part-time retail worker, and her husband, who worked i
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  • Trash can fires at Mission Viejo High School being investigated

    Arson investigators are looking in to two fires started in trash cans on Wednesday night at Mission Viejo High School.
    The Orange County Fire Authority responded to a report of a structure fire at the school and arrived to find the fires already put out with fire extinguishers by people at the scene, OCFA Capt. Larry Kurtz said.
    Though the flames were swiftly extinguished and nobody was injured, the fires caused about $3,000 in damage to one of the school’s buildings, Kurtz said.
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  • John Medlen embraces NHRA win in spirit of his late son

    Lost in the shuffle of the NHRA Gatornationals two weeks ago in Gainesville, Fla., was the behind-the-scenes story of Funny Car crew chief John Medlen.
    On the same track where his son Eric died in 2007 in a testing accident, Medlen won the event with Jack Beckman behind the wheel of the Don Schumacher Racing entry.
    It was an emotional moment for Medlen and co-crew chief Dean Antonelli. At the time of the accident, Medlen and Antonelli worked for John Force Racing and on the younger Medlen’
  • Shohei Ohtani made it to Angels opening day lineup, despite a rough spring

    OAKLAND — In the end, talent and history won out over spring training statistics.
    On opening day, Shohei Ohtani was in the Angels lineup, the designated hitter batting eighth. He will start as a pitcher on Sunday afternoon, in the fourth game of the season.
    All of that seemed questionable at times during a spring training when Ohtani struggled to perform.
    When it came down to decision time, though, the Angels put little weight on what he’d done in March, instead looking at his perfor
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  • These fish are coming to the beach for some romance, and here’s how you can watch

    Bring your flashlights and warm clothes and be ready to watch a lot of romance on the beach after the sun goes down on Monday, April 2, when the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium begins its annual “Meet the Grunion” program.
    With the return of the silvery sardine-sized fish that come to the Southern California shores to spawn, the San Pedro aquarium opens at 8 p.m. to teach people about about them and their annual ritual as they come ashore at night after high tide to lay eggs.
    The night incl
  • San Juan Hills offensive lineman Sean Rhyan offered by Alabama

    San Juan Hills rising junior offensive lineman Sean Rhyan has been offered by reigning national champion Alabama, the Stallions announced.
    Rhyan (6-5, 300) was a first-team all-South Coast League selection in the fall on offense.
    San Juan Hills coach Aaron Flowers, who resigned after the season, said Rhyan missed a few games last season but played well.
    “It’s good for Sean and the school,” Flowers said Thursday of the offer by Alabama. “Based on his ability, it seems it w
  • Authorities investigate SUV crash that killed family of 8

    By PHUONG LE and TOM JAMES
    WOODLAND, Wash. — They were known as the Hart Tribe, a free-spirited family of two women and their six adopted children who raised their own food, took spontaneous road trips and traveled to festivals and other events, offering free hugs and promoting unity.
    Their final journey ended not in hugs all around but in tragedy.
    Related: Family – including boy famed for protest photo – dies when SUV goes off PCH cliff in Mendocino County
    All eight were
  • Farewell, Downtown Disney Spots: Construction Closures

    Several staples on the Downtown Disney strip are on their way out to make way for new construction on a grand Disneyland hotel, a company spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. Six businesses and two Disney offices are set to shutter by June as construction for a new hotel, dubbed the "Four Diamond" hotel, is set to open in 2021.
  • California raises price cap on state loans to first-time homebuyers

    What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
    Rate news summary
    From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed averaged 4.44 percent, down 1 basis point from last week’s 4.45 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 3.90 percent, also down 1 basis point from last week’s 3.91 percent.
    The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 4.8 percent increase in loan application volume from the previous week.
    Bottom line: Assuming
  • National Nutrition Month: How to ‘go further with food’ every day of the year

    March is National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to promote informed and healthful eating habits.
    The theme of this year’s National Nutrition Month is “Go Further With Food.” This phrase can be interpreted to have many different meanings, hopefully sending an important message to folks in all walks of life.
    Here are my tips on how you can practice better nutrition and “Go Further With Food.”
    Eat breakfast
    You ca
  • Russia responds quid pro quo to diplomats’ expulsions

    By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JILL LAWLESS
    MOSCOW  — Russia on Thursday responded quid pro quo to the wave of Western expulsions of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in Britain, while a hospital treating the pair said the woman is improving rapidly and is out of critical condition.
    Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious and critically ill in the English city of Salisbury on March 4. British authorities blamed Russia for poisoning them with a mili
  • This Torrance restaurant wants you to find bugs in your food

    If you saw them in your home, you would probably step on them — that is, if they don’t freak you out and send you screaming from the room.
    But if you see these little insects on your table at Madre in Torrance, you’re going to want to put them in your mouth and chew them up, legs, head and all.
    Chapulines, or whole grasshoppers, are among the many authentic ingredients at Madre, an Oaxacan restaurant that opened last year where you can get the little critters with your mez
  • What to do at Southern California Casinos this weekend (March 30-April 1)

    These are the big shows happening at Southern California casinos this weekend, but since it’s Easter, many also have dining specials.
    Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
    It’ll be hot in the events center at Fantasy Springs when rapper Nelly hits the stage to deliver his dance-worthy hits. His debut album “Country Grammar” landed him in the spotlight with “Ride Wit Me”  before “Nellyville” dropped in 2004 featuring the chart-toppers “Hot in Her
  • How 139 flocks of sentinel chickens help keep you safe from deadly diseases

    It was 6 a.m. and the sun wasn’t due up for another hour. But vector ecologists Harold Morales and Steve Vetrone were already on the road.
    The pair spend most of their days tracking and studying mosquitoes to tamp down the spread of deadly diseases, such as West Nile Virus. But last Tuesday, the pair headed to San Jacinto to snag a semi-secret, very scientific, virus-fighting weapon.
    Chickens. Sentinel Chickens.
    A vector ecologist draws a blood sample from a white leghorn la
  • Carpool lanes open on I-5 between San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente

    SAN CLEMENTE — Motorists who drive the I-5 between San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente can expect a smoother commute thanks to a $230 million project that has added carpool lanes in each direction along this notoriously congested bottleneck.
    County and transportation officials planned to gather at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Outlets at San Clemente to mark completion of the project — a collaboration between the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and l
  • Drummond: City turns attention to short-term rentals

    An interesting report on regulating short-term rentals with a focus on zoning and tax issues, among other topics, was presented to Yorba Linda City Council members earlier this month.
    Currently, the city has 89 short-term rentals, estimated to be 36 that are renting out the entire house and 53 for single bedrooms or guest quarters. Just three have secured business licenses and none to date have paid the city’s transient occupancy tax, according to the report.
    Three rentals have been descri
  • Rosters, coaches selected for boys, girls Orange County all-star basketball games

    Rosters and coaches have been selected for the 53rd North-South Orange County all-star boys and girls basketball games April 21 at Cypress College, game organizer Jesse James said.
    The games, sponsored by Orange Coast Optimist Club, will begin with the girls at 5 p.m. The boys game tips off at 7 p.m.
    Admission is free for children, students and coaches. Presale tickets from players are $6. Admission at the game is $10.
    GIRLS 
    North
    Coach: Roland Preciado, Kennedy
    Roster: Teresa Bisigna
  • France’s ex-president Sarkozy to face a corruption trial

    By ANGELA CHARLTON
    PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, in yet another humbling knockdown to the hard-charging conservative leader.
    Sarkozy has faced multiple corruption investigations since leaving office in 2012. He was handed preliminary charges just last week in the most shocking affair: accusations that he took millions in illegal campaign financing from then-Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
    In
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    It's the earliest start date in MLB history, and every team is scheduled to play. Follow along here.
  • Trump attacks Amazon again on state taxes, USPS delivery

    President Donald Trump on Thursday said his concerns with Amazon.com Inc. predate his election, a day after a report that he’s “obsessed” with regulating it.
    “I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election,” Trump tweeted. “Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!&rdq
  • These 11 new dishes are in Dodger Stadium’s starting food lineup this season

    While many fans are still aching over the heartbreaking loss to the Houston Astros last year in the World Series, there’s no reason to ache from hunger at Dodger Stadium as the season kicks off Thursday, March 29, with a bunch of new dishes.
    Using the flavors of the city as inspiration, Ryan Evans, the stadium’s executive chef, has created several new dishes this season that reflect his own take on L.A.’s food culture.
    “Really the thought process behind these items is rep
  • McDonald’s expands worker tuition benefits, citing tax law

    By Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press
    McDonald’s, citing the new U.S. tax law and the tightening job market, is expanding its 3-year-old education benefits program, tripling the amount of money some workers can get each year to help pay for college or trade school tuition.
    The fast-food company is also changing its eligibility rules, which it said will double the amount of workers who qualify to 400,000, or about half the people who work at McDonald’s in the U.S.
    Other chains, inclu
  • Eva Kilgore: Grocery Outlet opening its doors in Huntington Beach

    Today is the grand opening of Grocery Outlet in Huntington Beach.
    There will be all kinds of shopping specials, games and prizes. Enter for your chance to win free groceries for a year.
    Along with lots of super prices on food products, Grocery Outlet has apparel, home accessories and a special seasonal section.
    Grocery Outlet is at 16672 Beach Blvd., Suite 1, near Heil Avenue. Grand opening hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Information: groceryoutlet.com or 714-369-6301.
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  • Can the pupils of your eyes control the lights in your office? A USC professor says yes

    When researcher Joon-Ho Choi taps on his keyboard, his computer looks deep into his eyes.
    No, this is not a Skype call. And it’s definitely not some sci-fi, man-meets-machine romcom as depicted in the 2013 Hollywood movie “Her.”
    Using a computer’s camera, Choi’s advanced webcam — his pupilometer — captures eye pupil-size data that’s then used to calculate each person’s optimal lighting comfort level in real time. The USC professor’s exp
  • Disney World vs. Disneyland: The battle of the towers

    There I was with three hours to burn in Anaheim, Calif., and as I walked to Disneyland , I made a list of priorities. At the top was Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout! at Disney California Adventure.
  • These dog-friendly Southern California restaurants offer food for you and your pet

    Have you heard of the Pupuccino?
    It’s not an official item on the Starbucks menu, but this popular request – a free small cup of whipped cream with purchase – is a tail wagger. And Starbucks is not the only spot where dogs can get something special while their best friends grab a cup of coffee or bite to eat. In fact, several restaurants cater to good boys and girls on leashes with complimentary bowls of water, snacks and items that can be ordered off the menu.
    Beyond
  • Photos: Take a peek inside Irvine’s newest hotel, the $120 million Marriott Spectrum aimed at millennials

    A taste of Los Angeles’ chic hotel scene has landed in Irvine.
    The posh 15-story Marriott Irvine Spectrum held its official grand opening Tuesday, March 27. (The hotel technically has been open for a month.) It rises alongside Irvine Spectrum Center and is the first new full-service hotel to debut in Irvine in the last 10 years.
    The executive king suite’s living room at Marriott Irvine Spectrum. (Photo courtesy of Marriott Irvine Spectrum)The great room at the Marriott Irvine Sp
  • Here’s how the bolt on the container of nuclear waste at San Onofre may have been shaken loose

    Holtec workers heard “clunks” as nuclear waste canisters destined for San Onofre spun around and around – some 200 times – during a process called “laser peening,” officials said Wednesday.
    That’s when a high-energy laser beam bombards metal with shock waves to improve its strength and durability. The spinning may have caused a bolt to come loose inside a spent fuel canister at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, officials said – a discovery tha
  • Fiery crash in Huntington Beach kills at least 1, shuts down Pacific Coast Highway

    Officials work the scene of a fatal traffic accident at Pacific Coast Highway and Magnolia Street on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (OnScene.TV)Officials work the scene of a fatal traffic accident at Pacific Coast Highway and Magnolia Street on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (OnScene.TV)Officials work the scene of a fatal traffic accident at Pacific Coast Highway and Magnolia Street on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (OnScene.TV)Officials work the scene of a fatal traffic accident at Pacific Coast Highway and M
  • ‘Wicked’ star Eden Espinosa alights in Long Beach

    The versatile Eden Espinosa’s career spans musical theater roles in major Broadway and touring productions, television roles, recording work and, over the last dozen years, solo stage shows. (Photo courtesy Eden Espinosa)Eden Espinosa said she’ll be pushing the envelope with her upcoming solo show, trying to mix material fans expect from “Wicked” and “Rent” with a more eclectic mix of songs they wouldn’t necessarily associate with her. (Photo courtesy Ed
  • Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafxai returns to Pakistan for first time since attack

    By MUNIR AHMED and SHERIN ZADA
    ISLAMABAD — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Thursday said she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of education for girls.
    Yousafzai said in a brief speech at a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s office that she will continue to campaign for the education of girls and asked Pakistanis to be united on issues like providing better health
  • OC Homeless: Costa Mesa Gets Gets Their Turn To Say, 'Not In My Backyard'

    A fired up crowd in Costa Mesa let city leaders have it Wednesday, the latest town to sound off on plans that could involve their community taking in dozens of homeless people recently displaced from an Orange County riverbed. Costa Mesa is the latest city in a growing list of municipalities caught up in an ongoing saga of where to put hundreds of transients who had been living along a stretch of river going from Santa Ana to Anaheim.
  • Slusiewicz leads Aliso Niguel past Tesoro, Koustik posts two fast times for Calvary

    Christian Martinez and Chris Canlas finish 1-2 in the 50 Free posting times of 21.5 and 22.27 respectively. @ocvarsityguy pic.twitter.com/GJZiDjuRiJ
    — Servite Swim (@ServiteAquatics) March 29, 2018Top reported times in swimming from Wednesday, March 28:
    BOYS SWIMMING
    ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
    Costa Mesa 96, Calvary Chapel 74
    PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
    Northwood 105, University 65
    SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
    Aliso Niguel 89, Tesoro 81
    TRINITY LEAGUE
    Santa Margarita 118, Servite 52
    Orange Lutheran 95, JSerra 73
  • Esperanza’s turnaround continues with Lions tournament championship

    Esperanza’s Tony Accordino, right, celebrates his triple during the Lions Tournament championship game against Tustin at La Palma Park in Anaheim on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Esperanza’s Davis Hildebrandt drives a RBI single during the Lions Tournament championship game against Tustin at La Palma Park in Anaheim on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Esperanza dugout greets Jake Fox (9) after he
  • Servite volleyball sticks to its strengths, sweeps Orange Lutheran

    Servite’s Adam Schulte, right, celebrates with teammates after the Friars won their Trinity League volleyball game against Orange Lutheran in Orange on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Servite volleyball players react after their teammates scored a point against Orange Lutheran in Orange on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Servite’s Gil Herold, right, hits the ball past Orange Lutheran’s
  • Facing backlash, California county rescinds homeless shelter plan

    Homeless people line up in preparation to move from their homeless camp site along a riverbed in Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 20, 2018. Facing a public backlash, supervisors in Orange County, Calif., on Tuesday rescinded their plan for emergency homeless shelters in three cities.
  • Lakers rally to defeat Mavericks in Brandon Ingram’s return

    Dallas Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell (11) attempts a shot as Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez (11) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Los Angeles Lakers guard Brandon Ingram (14) dunks in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle (30) shoots a
  • Clippers put away Suns with fourth-quarter run, gain ground in playoff race

    Phoenix Suns forward Marquese Chriss (0) is fouled by Los Angeles Clippers guard Tyrone Wallace (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)LA Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) slips past Phoenix Suns guard Tyler Ulis during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)Los Angeles Clippers guard Tyrone Wallace (12) tries to shoot over Phoenix Suns forward Marquese Chriss du
  • An eggs-citing egg hunt at Tustin Sports Park

    The Easter Bunny is coming to town.
    The city’s annual egg hunt, for kids 9 and younger, will include photos with the floppy-eared guest of honor, a petting zoo, inflatables, game booths and pony rides.
    Enjoy a pancake breakfast all morning: $5 for children and $6 for adults.
     
    If you go
    When: 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31
    Where: Tustin Sports Park, 12850 Robinson Drive
    Cost: Free
    Information: 714-573-3326
  • Update: Lanes reopen on Ortega Highway

    A non-injury traffic collision was blocking Ortega Highway at the Candy Store on Wednesday night, March 28, the California Highway Patrol said.
    Witnesses reported a silver Toyota Avalon collided with a maroon Toyota Prius about 8:30 p.m., the CHP log said. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the road, also known as Highway 74, were blocked.
    Other motorists stopped to assist. Lanes reopened by 10:18 p.m., Caltrans reported.
    Ortega Highway provides commuters driving through the San
  • Traffic collision blocking Ortega Highway

    A non-injury traffic collision was blocking Ortega Highway at the Candy Store on Wednesday night, March 28, the California Highway Patrol said.
    Witnesses reported a silver Toyota Avalon collided with a maroon Toyota Prius about 8:30 p.m., the CHP log said. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the road, also known as Highway 74, were blocked.
    Other motorists stopped to assist.
    Ortega Highway provides commuters driving through the Santa Ana Mountains between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Ca
  • Costa Mesa is opposing proposal for homeless shelter at Fairview Developmental Center

    COSTA MESA — About 300 people showed at a special City Council meeting Wednesday, March 28, to discuss a proposal to turn the state-run Fairview Developmental Center into an emergency homeless shelter.
    The meeting continued into the evening with more than 50 people speaking on the plan proposed by Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson and state Sen. John Moorlach. The council decided after about three hours to oppose the plan.
    The Costa Mesa City Council speaks with County Superv

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