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• Welcome to My Sleep Center!  You'll find all kinds of great information here about Sleep. We spend a third of our life sleeping, and yet most of us know less about sleep than we know about what is under the hood of our car!.
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• One of the best general books on sleep, The Promise of Sleep, has sections covering almost all the following areas of sleep.
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• How much sleep do you need? .
• As your text notes, "When it comes to sleep, the expression 'one size fits all' does not apply" (p. ...   This is especially true of students who often must go without sleep to meet the next day's deadline.   But there is a way to estimate your own sleep needs by keeping a sleep log. ...
• To do this, record the time you go to sleep and the time you get up each day for at least two weeks. ...   Naps taken during the weekend are especially important because many of us use the weekend to catch-up on the sleep we've missed during the week.   Record any unusual events which might have forced you to stay up later than longer (like exams and papers) or sleep longer than usual (like a cold or other illness);  these events will interfere with obtaining a sense of your typical sleep needs. ...
• At the end of two weeks, review your sleep log.   Your "sleep need" is roughly equal to the average (total hours slept / number of days) hours you've slept over that period.   For most people, this average is between 7 to 10 hours/day although a large number of healthy people can function with much less sleep, while others need more sleep.   After reading the text, you should conclude that your figure is only an estimate and many factors including growing older, stress, illness, changes in work conditions, lifestyle, and even changes in where you sleep can influence your sleep requirements.   But as a general rule, if you are sleepy for significant periods during the day, you need more sleep! .

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• 17 June 1999Less sleep equals more naughtiness.
• Toddlers and pre-school children who sleep for less than ten hours have more behavioural problems, according to research carried out at the Center for Advancement of Health in America. Two- and three-year-old children who slept for less than 10 hours in a 24-hour period were more likely to be aggressive and behave badly than those who slept for longer.
• Everyone knows that tired children tend to be naughty, but the researchers could not tell which came first, lack of sleep which made the children tired and therefore naughty, or general naughtiness which meant the children did not sleep. ...
• The problem also seems to be age specific: the relationship between sleep times and naughtiness was strong for two- to three-year-olds, but had faded out by the time children were four or five. During this time the sleep patterns declined from an average of 13 hours per night at age two, to 9. ...

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• I'm intersested in web links or other facilities which will help me learn how to get by with less sleep and recaputre an extra hour or two at night. ...
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• The Importance of Sleep .
• One of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatment is simply getting the right amount of sleep. At certain times during treatment and recovery you will need more sleep than usual. However, at many other times, getting sufficient sleep can be a challenge. Anxiety, depression, discomfort and pain can all affect your ability to sleep. Ongoing Sleep Problems.
• And it's not just during cancer treatment that getting enough sleep can be an issue. A new survey by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has found that sleep deprivation is widespread in America. Almost two-thirds of American adults do not get the eight hours of sleep recommended for good health. In fact, nearly one-third report sleeping less than seven hours each weeknight, though many adults say they try to sleep more on weekends. ...
• The NSF's "2001 Sleep in America" poll also found that almost a third of Americans get less sleep today than they did five years ago, and 7 out of 10 say they experience frequent sleep problems, though most have not been diagnosed. ...
• Not surprisingly, the poll showed that health problems play a significant role in the quantity and quality of sleep. Those who reported the following medical conditions were most likely to experience a sleep problem: depression (83%), nighttime heartburn (82%), diabetes (81%), cancer (79%), hypertension (79%), heart disease (78%), and/or arthritis (76%). Addressing Sleep Problems.
• The American Cancer Society recommends the following steps to help alleviate sleep problems: .
• Sleep as much as your body tells you to, but while awake, try to exercise as least once a day. ...

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• THE DOWNSIDES OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
• What are the long-term effects of sleep deprivation?.
• A century ago, when people went to bed and awoke based on the sun's schedule, the average person could expect to get approximately nine hours of sleep a night. By 1975, nightly slumber was down to about seven-and-a-half hours, and today, one-third of Americans get less than six hours of nocturnal snooze-time. ...
• Chronic sleep deprivation (going for extended periods of time with less sleep than your body needs — which for some could be as much as ten hours a night) can cause a variety of physical and psychological problems. At its most basic level, loss of sleep can make people more irritable, less efficient and able to recall events, and more accident-prone. Research on the physical effects of chronic sleep deprivation suggest more serious and significant long-term complications, including: .
• Research from the University of Chicago Medical Center has shown that sleep deprivation interferes with the body's ability to regulate insulin production and sugar metabolism, potentially increasing the risk of diabetes.
• People who don't get enough sleep have been found to have changes in their immune response and white blood cell production, which can lead to difficulty in fighting off infections.
• It is believed that adequate amounts of sleep are essential for storing and maintaining long-term memories. People who are sleep deprived also score less well on cognitive tasks, such as judgment and reaction time. The National Sleep Foundation estimates that as many as 100,000 car accidents a year may be caused by sleep deprivation.
• Some scientists believe that sleep deprivation decreases the production of leptin, a hormone that makes people feel "full" after eating. ...
• When you cut back on nightly napping, it's not just beauty sleep you're losing — sleep buffs both your body and brain.
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• Kids need more sleep .
• Feelings of depression, low self-esteem and poorer performance in school plague more children in middle school when they get less and less sleep, a new study of Chicago-area teens shows.
• "Kids start down this slope in the sixth grade, and the loss of sleep and the effects from it just continue to grow as they progress through school," said Jean Rhodes, a psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, who did the study with graduate student Katia Fredriksen and several colleagues.
• But earlier school start times, coupled with the demands of homework, extracurricular activities and teen grooming also conspire to rob adolescents of sleep.
• The National Sleep Foundation says most people between the ages of 10 and 18 need between 81/2 and 91/2 hours of sleep each night. But surveys suggest they're getting an hour or two less than this most school nights.
• The new study, published in the January-February issue of Child Development, focused on the influence of sleep patterns among 2,529 11- to 14-year-olds surveyed in homerooms. ...
• The study found that on average, middle schoolers lose about 15 minutes of sleep a night each year between the sixth and eighth grade.
• Researchers found that negative psychological effects closely followed sleep decline. Starting in the sixth grade, children who slept fewer hours had higher levels of depressive mood symptoms, lower self-esteem and poorer grades than students who got more sleep. ...
• "The bottom line," Rhodes said, "is that there shouldn't be this big drop-off in sleep time for kids in their early teens. The biological needs are about the same as for younger children, but they're getting much less. ...
• , "they can set bedtimes and schedules for homework and evening activities that ensure the kids are getting at least eight or nine hours sleep a night," Rhodes said.
• "And schools need to really consider whether it's necessary to start middle school earlier, and high school even earlier, when that's so off the natural rhythms of their students," Rhodes said, adding that better education about how important sleep is for teens, and how they might get enough each night, should be incorporated in school health classes.

• Research says less sleep may prolong life.
• Like many students, sophomore in LAS Dave Shin tries to make up for lost sleep with a daytime nap.
• "I'd like to get more sleep," Shin said. ...
• After not getting a good night's sleep, "the next day is rough," said senior in aviation J. ...
• But according to a recent study headed by University of California at San Diego professor Daniel Kripke, those students could be healthier in the long run than students who get a full 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night.
• A statement released by the National Sleep Foundation said that while the study's information is interesting, limitations in conducting the study restrict the results. ...
• The National Sleep Foundation cited the major flaws to be a limited population sample, vague questioning open to subjective answering and a narrow scope of questions which ignore other factors, such as daytime naps. The foundation adds that there are other adverse effects that can occur because of lack of sleep, including mood problems and lack of energy.
• "If you get less sleep than is optimum for you, you will pay some form of performance penalty during the day," said Donald Greeley, co-director of the Carle Sleep Disorders Center.
• If the results are correct, then people might be faced with a choice of more sleep now or a longer life.
• "If I had to make a choice, I would rather get less sleep now and live longer," LaRocca said.
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• Subject: I want to sleep less !.
• I am currently sleeping about 6 hours per night; I sleep very well for these 6 hours, and usually feel pretty well rested in the morning. ... How can I better train my body to go on less sleep ? (4-5 hours). ...
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• KidsHealth > Kids > Kids' Talk > Q & A > Why Do I Need to Sleep?.
• People from every part of the world, hippos in the jungle, fish in aquariums - they all sleep! Sleep is as important as breathing or eating. In fact, people can survive longer without food than they can without sleep.
• Sleep is vital for giving your body a rest and allowing it to prepare for the next day. ... Sleep also gives your brain a chance to sort things out. Scientists aren't exactly sure what kinds of organizing your brain does while you sleep, but they think that sleep may be the time when the brain sorts and stores information, replaces chemicals, and solves problems.
• The amount of sleep a person needs depends a lot on his age. Babies sleep a whole lot - about 16 or 17 hours a day! But many older people only need about six or seven hours of sleep a night. Most kids between the ages of five and 12 are somewhere in between - they sleep eight to ten hours a night. But the amount of sleep a kid needs really depends on the kid: some find they need a little less sleep, some more. ...
• Skipping one night's sleep makes a person cranky and clumsy. After missing two nights of sleep, a person will have problems thinking and doing things; his brain and body can't do their normal tasks nearly as well. After five nights without sleep, a person will hallucinate (this means seeing things that aren't actually there). Eventually, it becomes impossible for the brain to give its directions to the rest of the body without sleep - the brain needs to spend time in bed and catch its zzzz's!.

• Preschoolers Who Sleep Less Have More Behavior Problems .
• Fewer minutes and hours of sleep add up to more problems in the daytime behavior of children aged two to five, according to new research.
• Two- and three-year-old children sleeping less than 10 hours in a 24-hour period were consistently at greatest risk for behavior problems such as oppositional or noncompliant behavior, "acting out" behaviors, and aggression, reported the team of Northwestern University scientists conducting the study. ...
• Preschoolers who sleep less at night have almost 25 percent greater chance of psychiatric diagnosis, according to the study, published in the June issue of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. ...
• Measuring the relationship between sleep and daytime behavior on the Child Behavior Checklist, the researchers found lower amounts of total 24-hour sleep, including daytime naps, were related to increased behavior problems. ...
• The scientists found that specific "doses" of lengths of sleep were most strongly related to behavioral problems in children two and three years old but this threshold effect faded out with the four and five year olds. ...
• The study of 510 children from two to five years old did not attempt to determine causal relationships between sleep and behavior problems, cautioned John V. ...
• Lavigne said, "The relationship between sleep and daytime behavior problems may exist because less sleep causes children to have those problems. Or because daytime behavior problems cause children to sleep less. Or because of a third variable such as the child's temperament, the parents' ability to structure sleep arrangements and daytime behavior. Or because there is some interaction effect that produces a reciprocal influence between sleep and behavior problems. ... Or a psychological mediator between sleep and daytime behavior, such as increased daytime irritability producing more tantrums. ...
• "It's an area that is relatively unexplored, compared with what is known about young children's sleep patterns, for example," says Lavigne. "Those sleep patterns decline from an average of 13 hours per night at age two to 9. ...

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• They say that teenagers need at least 9 hours of sleep, and the ideal suggestion would be to go to bed earlier, but in many cases this is not possible! I am a high school student who is also involved with theatre, so there are times during the year when I don't get out of rehearsal until 11:30 at night. I find that a lot of my tiredness has to do with what time I wake up, and not actually the number of hours of sleep I get at night. Even if I go to sleep late, but I'm allowed to wake up at 9, I'm fine. ... I tend to stay up and sleep in on weekends; I don't know if this has a major effect on my tiredness during the week or not. ... Is there a way to train myself so I can function well on less sleep? Thanks. ...
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• Less Sleep Shouldn’t Come Naturally With Age.
• "Many people believe getting less sleep is just a normal part of aging, but that's a myth," says Dr. Phyllis Zee, director of the sleep disorders center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and spokesperson for the National Sleep Foundation. "It simply is not true that older people need less sleep. ...
• In honor of National Sleep Awareness Week, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has released the 2003 Sleep in America poll, which finds that 37 million older Americans suffer from frequent sleep problems that, if ignored, can complicate the treatment of a host of common, serious age-related medical conditions. ...
• "If you’re sleepy during the day or have difficulty falling or staying asleep at night, you may have sleep problems," according to Dr. ... "Sleep complaints are a great barometer of physical and mental health in older adults. ...
• “The 2003 Sleep in America poll establishes for the first time that poor health and not age is a major reason why many older people in this country are not sleeping enough, providing an important wake up call that treating the sleep problems of older Americans must be a priority concern,” said Richard L. ...
• Marking the Foundation’s first effort to look at the sleep habits and patterns of America’s older adults – those between the ages of 55 and 84 – NSF’s 2003 Sleep in America poll finds a direct correlation between the number of diagnosed medical conditions that older adults report and the quality of their sleep. The more medical conditions, the more sleep problems.
• However, NSF’s new poll shows that poor sleep among older adults often goes unnoticed by the medical community. Although the majority of older adults (67%) report frequent sleep problems, only a small fraction (one in eight) says his or her sleep problems have been diagnosed. This means of the 37 million older adults reporting sleep problems, only about seven million have been diagnosed, leaving 30 million to count sheep. NSF is urging the medical community to treat sleep as an integral part of disease management, especially in older patients. ...

• An American Portrait: Less Fun, Less Sleep, More Work.
• According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2001 Sleep in America poll, conducted through a random sample of 1,004 adults nationwide, America’s adults are spending less time sleeping, engaging in social and leisure activities, and having sex than the did just five years ago. Most American’s also report that they suffer from sleep problems. ...
• Sleep deprivation continues to be widespread in America, with a majority of adults (63%) not getting the recommended eight hours of sleep needed for good health, safety, and optimum performance. Nearly one-third reported that they sleep less than seven hours each weeknight.
• More than one-third of the poll’s respondents also claimed they get less sleep now than five years ago, and seven in 10 (69%) say they experience frequent sleep problems, through most have not been diagnosed. But more than eight of 10 say they would sleep more if they knew they could be healthier (85%), perform in a safer way and avoid injuries (83%) and could improve their memory (82%).
• This re-allocation of time and the prioritization of work have a direct affect on sleep: those who work more sleep less. ...
• Those who report the following medical conditions are most likely to experience a sleep problem: depression (83%), nighttime heartburn (82%), diabetes (81%), cancer (79%), hypertension (79%), heart disease (78%) and/or arthritis (76%).
• For further highlights and details of the 2001 Sleep in America poll, please go to the NSF web site at www. ...
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• SLEEP DIFFICULTIES IN BABIES.
• Sometimes, the physical causes are less obvious and include such things as skin disease, colic due to milk intolerance, or problems breathing caused by enlarged tonsils and adenoids. The sleep problems caused by these and other physical causes go away when the physical problem is treated.
• For many sleep problems in babies, there is no physical cause. ...
• Well, first of all there are no rules about how much sleep a baby or a child should have. ...
• A settled bedtime routine is very important -- your baby should learn that things happen at the same time each evening, and going to sleep is the ordinary end to that routine. Some babies and children will refuse to sleep without a toy, or a special pillow or blanket, for instance.
• Babies usually get as much sleep as they need, and some need less sleep than others. It has been said that active, intelligent children tend to sleep less than quiet children. But, if a child is well and happy, he or she will get all the sleep that's needed. If the child is lively during the day, it can be confidently accepted that he is getting enough sleep. ...
• As a baby grows older, less sleep will be needed. And a child of four years or so will sleep only at night. Anyway, it's impossible to make a baby sleep more. ... Sleep is a normal, natural thing and sedatives should never be given to a baby unless a doctor has specially prescribed them.
• If a child has a nightmare, then it may be comforting to the child to let them sleep with a parent for that one night. ...

• Stages of Sleep .
• Our need for sleep is relatively constant over our lifetime but our ability to sleep well decreases. Older adults have a different sleep cycle than those who are younger. A normal sleep pattern follows a relatively predictable pattern that involves alternating periods of REM (rapid-eye-movement) and non-REM sleep (stages 1 to 4). Typically we drift off to sleep in non-REM sleep and progress into deeper sleep by moving from stage one through stage four. Non-REM sleep is accompanied by declines in heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure. Delta sleep (stages 3 and 4) provides our deepest and most restorative sleep. The REM stage of sleep is where dreaming occurs and is a more active stage of sleep in which your heart rate, blood pressure and breathing patterns are similar to being awake. ...
• As we age, the percentage of time spent in REM sleep remains relatively stable although the first period of REM sleep comes faster and lasts for less time. The sleep of older adults is more fragmented with periods of wakefulness and less time is spent in deep, dreamless sleep. In particular, the amount of sleep in stage 4 may be much less or absent in older adults. Older adults spend less time in stage 3 sleep and there may be an absence of stage 4 sleep. ...
• Summary of Age-related Changes in Sleep .
• Total sleep time decreases until age 80 and then increases slightly. ...
• Sleep is lighter (more stage 1, less stage 4). ...
• Onset to sleep lengthens, particularly for women. ...

• The lack of awareness of the impact of sleep deprivation is a national health emergency according to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research. Approximately 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders.
• In addition, because of the pressures of life in a 24/7 society filled with ringing cell phones and beeping pagers, increasing numbers of otherwise healthy people are deliberately choosing to sleep less in order to steal time for their work and families. The resulting national sleep debt has taken a corresponding toll in reduced worker productivity, increased accidents on the job and on the highways, and impairment of mental and physical health. In "Working More/Sleeping Less" WKSU's Vivian Goodman talked with employees, health care workers, sleep therapists, and sleep researchers about the consequences of sleep loss and the need for better recognition of the problem.
• Listen to "Working More/Sleeping Less" full-length audio .
• Kingman Strohl, professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University and Director of the Sleep Disorders Laboratory at the Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Hospital in Cleveland, is an internationally recognized expert on sleep education. He believes that about 25 percent of the population is not paying adequate attention to their sleep needs. WKSU's Vivian Goodman spoke with Strohl as they toured his sleep lab.
• Hellerstein about the impact of sleep deprivation on mental health. Hellerstein also shared his views about the bad example set by many members of the health care profession in failing to get sufficient sleep.
• MEDLINEplus: Sleep Disorders -- The National Institutes of Health web site -- a very comprehensive resource for both expert and layman. ...
• org -- dedicated to improving public health and safety by promoting public understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and supports sleep and fatigue-related education, research and advocacy. ...

• One reliable way to pinpoint your sleep problems is to keep track of each night’s sleep (or lack of it) for about seven days.
• The easy-to-use sleep diary offered here can help you find out if anything you are doing during the day, in the evening, or at bedtime might be contributing to your sleep difficulty. Like many individuals, you may have developed habits that get in the way of restful sleep.
• Even if you think you know the causes and nature of your sleep problems, use the sleep diary. ...
• How to use the sleep diary.
• Each day’s sleep log takes only a few minutes to complete. ...
• After the seven days, you will have a detailed picture of your sleep habits. With all the facts in front of you, it will be easier for you and your doctor to detect patterns that can help your doctor diagnose your sleep problems.
• Although your completed diary should provide valuable insights, your sleep problems may be more complex than the diary reveals. For this reason, it’s always a good idea to consult your doctor about your sleep difficulty. ...
• Older Adults and Sleep.
• Contrary to popular perception, older adults do not need less sleep as they age. Like younger adults, they require between seven to nine hours of sleep nightly. Older people may seem to need less sleep because they are prone to waking up more frequently during the night.
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• Self-Test A: What's My Sleep IQ?.
• Newborns dream less than adults.
• Men need more sleep than women.
• As you move from early to later adulthood you need less sleep.
• By playing audiotapes during the night, you can learn while you sleep.
• Chocolate candies provided on your hotel pillow will help you sleep better.
• A soft mattress is better than a hard one for obtaining good sleep.
• To promote optimal sleep the best time to exercise is early in the morning.
• A boring meeting, heavy meal, or low dose of alcohol can make you sleepy, even if you are not sleep-deprived.
• Sleep before midnight is better than sleep that begins after midnight.

• Canadians getting less sleep than ever .
• If your greatest wish is to get a good night's sleep, you're not alone. ...
• A poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation in the U. ...
• "The number of people with sleep complaints is on the increase," says Dr. Colin Shapiro, director of the neuropsychiatry program and sleep alertness clinic at Toronto Western Hospital. ...
• Sleep researchers have used the "sleep hygiene" approach to help people develop better sleep habits, Shapiro says. ...
• But changing your lifestyle to prepare for better sleep doesn't work for everyone, Shapiro says. ...
• Over the past two decades, the thrust has been to develop better drugs that would carry less risk of abuse and dependency while assuring restful sleep. ...
• The newest sleeping pill, the first approved by Health Canada in over a decade and called Starnoc (zaleplon), is promising because it puts you to sleep but doesn't linger in the body. ...
• And unlike benzodiazepines, a commonly prescribed class of sleeping pills, this medication doesn't alter what experts call sleep architecture. ...
• There are four distinct stages of natural sleep and the relative amount of time spent in each phase affects the quality of sleep and the ability to function the next day. Zaleplon doesn't reduce the amount of time spent in deep sleep, the most restorative part of sleep. ...
• He explains that neither do these same people want to be caught in the middle of the night unable to sleep. As long as you plan to sleep for at least four hours, you can take the pill as needed anytime at night rather than when you first go to bed. ...
• I have been concerned about people who take sleeping pills then think they are going to need them all the time to sleep," Shapiro says, explaining that it then becomes a Pavlovian conditioning response: You fear you won't fall asleep, so you take a pill at bedtime. ...
• Maggie Wheelock, executive director of Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada, says her organization typically offers sleep hygiene tips when people first call in a panic because they can't sleep. The organization's mission is to enhance the quality of life for Canadians with sleep problems. Its 1,000 members pay $30 annually for a quarterly newsletter, lots of information, plus access to peer-support groups and locations of sleep clinics. ...

• More Facts about Less Sleep.
• Home  >  Sleep Well  >  Less Sleep .
• Information from the 1993 report of the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research: Wake Up, America: A National Sleep Alert.
• Sleep is an essential biological need and is necessary in order to maintain good physical and mental health. ...
• A range of sleep disorders and disturbances affects as many as one-third of all American adults. ...
• A substantial number of Americans, perhaps the majority, are functionally handicapped by sleep deprivation on any given day. ...
• Over the past century we have reduced our nightly sleep time by 20 percent. ...
• Sleep loss accumulates from one night to the next as a "sleep debt. " A modest loss on a single night may produce a serious sleep debt when sustained over several nights. ...
• Because individuals often do not recognize that they are sleepy, they seldom guard against inappropriate sleep episodes, such as falling asleep at the wheel or at work. ...
• The Commission estimates that in 1990 sleep disorders and sleepiness cost the United States a minimum of $15. ...
• Despite their pervasiveness and impact on our society, sleep-related problems are not recognized as a public health issue. ...
• When sleepiness is acknowledged, it is often mistakenly attributed to boredom, an overly warm environment or a heavy meal; rarely is drowsiness linked to its true cause – the quantity and quality of prior sleep. ...
• The consequences of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation, particularly errors and accidents, must be regarded as preventable. ...
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