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Cape residents can recycle plastic bags
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
The city of Cape Girardeau has added plastic bags to the items it will pick up at the curb for recycling. Plastic shopping bags and plastic newspaper bags will be accepted, effective immediately, city officials said. The plastic bags must be kept separate from other types of recyclable items. Only shopping bags and newspaper bags will be collected. The city doesn't recycle trash bags or other types of plastic bags, officials said...
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Kinder going to senior meeting in Washington, D.C.
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder will attend the White House Conference on Aging this weekend as one of four delegates appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt. Kinder, a Cape Girardeau Republican whose job makes him the state's official senior advocate, will be joined by Rolla physician Jeffrey Kerr and two officials of the state Department of Health and Senior Services -- deputy director Nancie McAnaugh and project manager Betty Sims...
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Taking care of monkeys
(Column ~ 12/09/05)
Do you ever have days when the world seems to be resting squarely on your shoulders? You know what I'm talking about. The tension builds. The frustration mounts. In trying to deal with six balls in the air and a dozen revolving plates on limber sticks, you start to make mistakes. The balls go flying off on their own, and plates start crashing to the floor...
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Coordinating board orders annual report on Southeast, TRCC centers
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education on Thursday ordered Southeast Missouri State University and Three Rivers Community College to annually report on the operations of their competing Bootheel education centers. Seven board members supported the measure at the meeting in Jefferson City. Board member Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau abstained because she said she wanted to avoid any conflict of interest...
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Moved by music
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Cape Girardeau third-grader Kendra Kelch is about to have her time in the spotlight. Kendra has always dreamed of being an artist. This weekend she'll have her first show. Her work will be displayed along with that of 74 other students at the galleries of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri during the sixth Children's Arts Festival, co-sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Disenchanted Red Sox dump Renteria on Braves
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
DALLAS -- Baseball executives finished the winter meetings with a flurry of deals before heading home, with the Boston Red Sox giving up on shortstop Edgar Renteria and the New York Yankees getting rid of second baseman Tony Womack. On the fourth and final day of the busiest winter meetings in years, Boston sent Renteria to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte...
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Redbirds ship King to Colorado, offer arbitration to Morris
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
DALLAS -- Left-hander Ray King has been traded from St. Louis to Colorado for outfielder Larry Bigbie and infielder Aaron Miles. King was 4-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 77 relief appearances for the Cardinals, but didn't make an appearance in either of the team's playoffs series this year...
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Christmas spirit
(Column ~ 12/09/05)
By Wes Wright Ah, it's Christmas once again, a time for peace, joy and goodwill toward men -- a wonderful sentiment, but why so difficult for us to follow? Every year there is a return to the familiar refrain of those who fear Christ is being left out of Christmas, followed by the refrain of those who see no reason to put Christ in there in the first place. Reading through editorials and Speak Out, one becomes increasingly convinced that there is more heat than light in such debates...
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Missouri St. looks to eliminate programs
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University President Michael T. Nietzel will make recommendations to the Board of Governors on Dec. 16 about which sport programs should be cut to keep costs under control, the state's second-largest university system said Thursday...
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Two charged in Kansas woman's death
(State News ~ 12/09/05)
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Two people suspected in a string of home invasions have been charged with first-degree murder after a robbery victim had an apparent heart attack while police were interviewing her. John B. Gaston, 22, and James D. Rickey, 34, both of Joplin, Mo., also were charged Wednesday in Cherokee County District Court with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary...
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Brothers die in traffic crashes a few minutes apart
(State News ~ 12/09/05)
If anyone talked with Warren County sheriff's deputy Andy McDowell long enough, the conversation invariably turned to his two sons, friends said. On Wednesday, McDowell lost both sons in separate traffic crashes within a few minutes. Rory McDowell, 23, and Cory McDowell, 21, were pronounced dead early Wednesday a couple of miles from the home they shared with their father in southern Kentucky...
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Colorado's Barnett accepts buyout offer under pressure
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
BOULDER, Colo. -- Gary Barnett reluctantly stepped down as football coach of Colorado on Thursday, accepting a $3 million settlement and ending a tenure that was riddled by off-the-field problems but ultimately done in by recent bad results on the field...
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State board endorses plan to revamp college aid
(State News ~ 12/09/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state Coordinating Board for Higher Education endorsed a plan Thursday to shorten the length of college scholarships so that money can be spread among additional students. The suggestion is one of several from a task force report that would revamp the way Missouri administers its financial aid programs. Many of changes would require legislative approval...
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Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend lead Grammy field
(National News ~ 12/09/05)
NEW YORK -- Mariah Carey is back in a big way. The singer was nominated for eight Grammy awards, including album of the year for "The Emancipation of Mimi" and song and record of the year for her torch ballad "We Belong Together." "This year has been such a blessing," Carey said shortly after the nominations were announced. "This is prayers answered. I'm grateful for the nominations and I'm really grateful for the fact that people are responding to the music I've made."...
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Texas' Young, USC's Bush headline award winners
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Texas quarterback Vince Young and Southern California tailback Reggie Bush each took home two awards Thursday night, one as best player in the nation and one for being the best at his position, as college football honored its stars...
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Blues suffer 5-4 loss to Lightning
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
TAMPA, Fla. -- The struggling St. Louis Blues keep finding ways to lose. John Grahame tied a Lightning record with his eighth consecutive win, and Martin St. Louis scored a tiebreaking goal with 6:30 left in Tampa Bay's 5-4 victory against the Blues on Thursday night...
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Jackson eager for more carries this week against Minnesota
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Steven Jackson got only 11 carries last week for the St. Louis Rams, even with a rookie quarterback getting his first start, and the frustration is showing. Jackson emphasized Thursday he's just in his second year and the team comes first, and that he hadn't made his feelings known to the coaching staff. But he dropped his guard a bit with reporters, saying they could be his advocates...
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Sports briefs 12/9/05
(Other Sports ~ 12/09/05)
Baseball...
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Leopold at its best
(Editorial ~ 12/09/05)
Anyone looking for a small town that best represents traditional American values would do well to spend some time in tiny Leopold, Mo., a Bollinger County community that draws its strengths from deep family roots, a well-developed sense of pride and strong religious ties...
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Let's help Mexico be a better place
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/09/05)
To the editor: People have been complaining about illegal immigration. They coldly calculate what illegal Mexican immigrants cost the American people, seemingly blind to the fact that this country was built by immigrants on stolen land. Most Mexicans want nothing more than the average American: to have a good home and a good job to support his family, something Mexico is ill-equipped to provide...
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Speak Out 12/9/05
(Speak Out ~ 12/09/05)
Profound experience; Helping kids; Deer problem; Postage competition; Crazy system; Other post offices; Oran's image; Outstanding concert; A dog's social life; Growing, changing; Later flight; Incorrect paperwork; Uplifting program
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Airman Princessa Triplett
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Airman Princessa Lee Triplett, 20, of Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash., died in a vehicular accident Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, in Spokane. She was born July 28, 1985, daughter of Doug and Jackie Triplett. Airman Triplett was a 2003 graduate of Risco High School...
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Lanny Presley
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lanny Dale Presley, 62, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at his home. He was born March 29, 1943, in Granite City, Ill., son of Gerald Robert and Emily Lou Waltrip Presley. Presley owned and operated J.P. Auto Sales 14 years, and owned and operated Presley's Produce 20 years, both in Cape Girardeau...
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Iva Tyler
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Iva L. Tyler, 78, of Mounds, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at her home. Survivors include six sons, Dannie and Dale Butler of Mounds, James Webb of Marion, Ill., Don Webb of Tamms, Eddie Butler of East Cape Girardeau, Ill., Mike Webb of Kirbyton, Ky.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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Virgil Lohman
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Virgil H. Lohman, 81, of Jackson died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, at Jackson Manor. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Richard Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Richard "R.J." Bollinger, 73, of Lower Lake, Calif., died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at Meadowood Nursing Center in Clear Lake, Calif. He was born Nov. 4, 1932, in Pittsfield, Ill., son of Luther O. "Ikey" and Fern L. Dinsmore Bollinger. Bollinger was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, moving to San Francisco, Calif., in 1957...
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Patty Ball
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Patty Ball, 51, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at her home. She was born Jan. 29, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Norman and Betty Bock Wood. She and Steve Ball were married Nov. 5, 1979, in Cheyenne, Wyo. Ball attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., Briarcliff College in Sioux City, Iowa, and the University of Wyoming in Laramie. She received a degree in psychology...
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At the theaters 12/9/05
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/05)
'Aeon Flux'; 'Chicken Little'; 'Derailed'; 'Dreamer'; 'Flightplan'; 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'; 'In the Mix'; 'Jarhead'; 'Just Friends'; 'Pride & Prejudice'; 'Rent'; 'Saw 2'; 'Walk the Line'; 'Yours, Mine and Ours'
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Out of the past 12/9/05
(Out of the Past ~ 12/09/05)
25 years ago: Dec. 9, 1980 Almost immediately after it was announced last week that people could appear Saturday in city hall before the Public Administration Service to comment on the Cape Girardeau Police Department, several members of the city council were contacted by residents who said they would feel uneasy appearing in city hall to discuss the police...
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Births 12/9/05
(Births ~ 12/09/05)
Schreckenberg; Burks; Anthony; Schnurbusch; Scott; Mayberry; Holmes; Young; Kneezle; Mackey; Clover; Dannenmueller; Scharenborg
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Wilma Kassel
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Wilma A. Kassel, 88, of Farrar died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville, Mo. She was born Oct. 6, 1917, at Farrar, daughter of Conrad and Emma Schlimpert Roth. She and Wilhelm "William" Kassel were married May 9, 1937. He died Aug. 17, 1997...
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Academic unravels the origin of the Grateful Dead's lyrics
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/05)
LOS ANGELES -- By day he was a mild-mannered, buttoned-down reference librarian. By night -- and on weekends and during vacations -- David Dodd would shed his jacket and tie for tie-dye and morph into a Grateful Dead fan. He was one of those multicolored, often-bearded people who, for what seemed like endless summers, followed the band from show to show in search of its holy grail -- that elusive, transcendent musical moment...
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Artifacts 12/9/05
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Local woman releases Christian CD 'Believe' Robyn Hosp of Jackson has a new contemporary Christian CD called "Believe" in local stores. The inspirational album was recorded in Nashville, Tenn., with a song written by Hosp inspired by her relationship with a girl who was severely injured in an ATV accident. "Believe" is available at The Way in Jackson and at Garber's and The Woman's Store in Cape Girardeau. For more information, call Hosp at 243-7775...
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During halftime show, she said yes
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
During halftime, the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks took a break to prepare for the second half of their basketball game. But the excitement and anticipation didn't leave the court with them. Jason Leek, a college senior from Jonesboro, Ill., waited anxiously for the end of the first half, his palms sweating and hands shaking as he kept checking his inside coat pocket to make sure the small black box was still there...
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Emerson's employees in, defenders out of courthouse
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's staff in Cape Girardeau likely will move into the new federal courthouse next year, squeezing out the federal public defender's office tentatively slated to move into the $50 million building. The General Services Administration, which oversees construction and operation of federal buildings, says it would prefer to house a congressional office in the new courthouse rather than the public defender's office because the congressional office poses fewer security concerns.. ...
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Travels lead to book on sculpture
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Dr. Edwin Smith's travels have taken him to six continents and numerous countries in search of sculpture from different cultures. After 14 years of journeying, Smith has now published a book called "Carving: In Cultures Around the World," using his own collection of pieces picked up during those trips...
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Hearings continued for three accused of making false charge
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Arraignment was continued to Jan. 5 for three women charged with falsely accusing a Cape Girardeau police officer of assault. Diane Ray, 44, of 715 S. Pacific St., and La Sha Townsend, 30, of 617 Boxwood Drive, Apt. 4, appeared on a summons before Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp on Thursday. Both appeared without lawyers, said prosecutor Mike Linsenmeyer. Ray pleaded not guilty, while Townsend entered no plea...
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GI's best friend: Mine dog detachment training at Fort Leonard Wood
(State News ~ 12/09/05)
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Their training is intense, their deployment dangerous. They are sent to barren fields and dusty roads far from home to search for a major threat to U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan: land mines and other hidden explosives...
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Report finds modest gains for farmers growing pharmaceutical crops
(National News ~ 12/09/05)
WASHINGTON -- Farm states like Missouri are eager to cash in on the potential of pharmaceutical crops, but a new report finds the benefits may be smaller than expected. The report concludes that market forces will drive farmer compensation down and that the acreage needed to grow crops for bioengineering companies is so small, only a few farms will reap the benefits...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 12/9/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 12/9/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/09/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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Crips founder's fate rests with Schwarzenegger
(National News ~ 12/09/05)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The fate of Stanley Tookie Williams is in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's hands. Williams, founder of the murderous Crips gang, is scheduled to die Tuesday for murdering four people during two 1979 robberies. In a closed-door clemency hearing Thursday, Schwarzenegger gave both sides 30 minutes to present their cases. He has said it will be a difficult decision, which he could make at any point until the moment of execution...
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Powerful and comfortable: New Honda Civic has radical redesign after 33 years
(Column ~ 12/09/05)
When Honda offered a four-door Civic sedan for the first time in 1981, I had to have one. I had endured the gas shortage waiting lines of the seventies, I had put up with skyrocketing fuel prices, and I had been forced to buy expensive unleaded gasoline so that my catalytic converter wouldn't clog. "There's a Honda motorcycle in my carport," I reasoned, "why not a Honda car?"...
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Rams place cornerback Fair on injured reserve
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
Rams cornerback Terry Fair, whose comeback bid was stalled by a neck injury, on Thursday was placed on injured reserve, ending his season. Fair, a first-round pick in 1998 by the Lions, didn't play in 2003 or 2004 due to injuries. He was injured late in the preseason and was limited to five games, serving mainly as a kickoff and punt returner with spot duty in the secondary, this year...
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Redhawks grab first OVC win
(College Sports ~ 12/09/05)
Roy Booker still hasn't had what he would consider that breakout shooting game. But Booker was plenty close Thursday night in helping lead Southeast Missouri State to its first Ohio Valley Conference victory of the season, 70-69 over visiting Tennessee State...
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Everybody's a critic: 'Aeon Flux'
(Entertainment ~ 12/09/05)
No stars Having been based on a series of animated shorts aired by MTV, the live-action version of "Aeon Flux" tries to match the spirit of its animated cousin. Unfortunately, it translates badly. The movie is set more than 400 years into the future. ...
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St. Louis selects Cubs pitcher in Rule 5 Draft
(Professional Sports ~ 12/09/05)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals selected right-handed pitcher Juan Mateo in the opening round of the Major League phase of baseball's Rule 5 Draft on Thursday. Mateo, 22, was 10-5 with a 3.21 ERA in 32 games, including 16 starts, for the Chicago Cubs affiliate, Daytona of the Florida State League, in 2005. His 123 strikeouts ranked eighth in the league. He walked just 27 batters...
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Missouri coaches bestow all-state to 4 area players
(College Sports ~ 12/09/05)
St. Vincent senior Waylon Richardet made his second all-state team in less than a week, as four area players made the Missouri Football Coaches Association all-state list. Richardet, a first-team defensive lineman, was joined on the Class 1 all-state team by teammate Ben Buchheit. Buchheit, also a senior, was a first-team offensive lineman...
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Southeast women triumph in OVC opener
(College Sports ~ 12/09/05)
Thursday's final score does not even begin to describe just how hard Southeast Missouri State had to work in order to fend off an upset bid during its Ohio Valley Conference opener. Tennessee State, which had lost its first four games of the season by an average of nearly 23 points, led Southeast for a good portion of the contest at the Show Me Center...
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Police report scores of accidents; four die in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Thursday's winter storm left four dead on Southeast Missouri roadways and disrupted morning traffic along U.S. 61 in Jackson. Police in Cape Girardeau and Jackson reported more than 50 collisions due to the snow, with dozens of other vehicles sliding off roads. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to 70 accidents in the 13-county Troop E region, said Sgt. Larry Plunkett...
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Frosty returns
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Area school children anxiously waited for the predicted snow to start falling Thursday morning, hoping for the first snow day of the school year, but classes began before the flakes started falling. Snow started appearing about 7:45 a.m. Almost 2 inches were on the ground in Southeast Missouri when it let up at noon, said Jim Packett, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky...
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Four children, widow need holiday help
(Local News ~ 12/09/05)
Toybox Ms. Doe has four children, ages 9, 4, 2 and 1. Trucks and cars appropriate for a 1-year-old or any clothes in 24 months or 2T would meet James' needs. Latisha and Destiny both like to play with dolls, and clothes for size 3-4 T and 5-6 would make Ms. ...
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Reader sounds off about touch screens
(Column ~ 12/09/05)
Dear Tom and Ray: I've been looking around for a new car, and I noticed that touch screens are becoming more common as part of the dashboard controls (e.g., Toyota Prius, Acura MDX, Lexus 330, etc). I HATE them. I think they are unsafe and, moreover, just tacky. ...
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