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Vintage NOW photos at the LST 325
(Submitted Story ~ 10/05/16)
These are photos of some of the models that will be at the Vintage Now Fashion Show this month.
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Sikeston woman who killed man with car goes on trial
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Both the prosecution and defense agreed Savannah R. Davis, 29, of Sikeston, Missouri, hit John Sharber with her car July 11, 2014, and he later died of his injuries. But they presented different motivations and circumstances for the defendant...
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New regulations will give area public employees a pay raise
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Area employers are preparing to implement new federal payroll regulations that will raise the minimum annual compensation for salaried employees from $23,660 to $47,476. The new rule, which goes into effect Dec. 1, will require employers to pay overtime to employees who work more than 40 hours per week and earn less than $913 per week...
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Two charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Two men were charged with manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting death of 30-year-old Brent Johnson of Cape Girardeau.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 5, the 279th day of 2016. There are 87 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 5, 1986, in an incident that helped expose the Iran-Contra affair, a plane secretly ferrying supplies to Nicaraguan Contra rebels was shot down over southern Nicaragua by Sandinista forces. ...
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Businesses and organizations help cancer patients with wigs, scarves, styling and more
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Many women experience hair loss when going through chemotherapy and breast cancer treatments, but local organizations and businesses work to help them regain control of their appearance by offering wigs, headscarves, styling and group workshops throughout the year...
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Survivor story: Melissa John
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
At this time last year, Melissa John and her mother, Nancy Fields, were celebrating Nancy's triumph over breast cancer. They attended Saint Francis Medical Center's annual Pink Up Cape event, and Nancy even shared her story with the Southeast Missourian. Before she moved to Florida, she urged her daughter to have a mammogram. Melissa was only 37, but Nancy feared she would be predisposed to breast cancer, now that a family history had been established...
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Survivor story: Penny Wake
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Penny Wake of Kennett, Missouri, had her first breast cancer surgery in March and her second surgery the following month. "I had a biopsy and they had to make the margins bigger," she says. "Then, they put a 'marker' inside my breast to make the radiation go right to the site."...
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Survivor story: Sue Gloth
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Sue Gloth was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in her left breast in 2014. "They caught it very early in a regular mammogram," she says. "The radiologist told me that had I not had a mammogram, it would have been a long time before they (discovered the lump) because it was very small."...
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Survivor story: Debbie Howey
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Debbie Howey was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2015. Though the cancer was in her left breast, she decided to have a bilateral mastectomy so there would be no chance of getting cancer in the other breast, as well. "It was triple negative (meaning it cannot be treated with hormone therapies or medications), so after the mastectomy, I had four months of chemotherapy," she says, adding, "Because I was only 44, I was able to wake up (from the surgery) with my implants in because I had lots of good, healthy tissue. ...
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Survivor story: Janet Gluesing
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Janet Gluesing was diagnosed with breast cancer in her left breast on Nov. 11, 2011. "I had surgery and then radiation and then (was pronounced) cancer free," she says. "However, I'm still under treatment, as I'm taking medicine that is a hormone blocker because the type of cancer (that I had) was hormone induced."...
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Monthly breast self-exams should be part of every woman's health routine, medical providers say
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
You know the diagrams. You've seen them in every doctor's office, health magazine and informational pamphlet since you reached puberty: how to do a breast self-exam. But do you remember your exams on the regular? And do they really do any good? Local medical providers say yes, they definitely do...
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'Destination: Cure' is the theme for annual cancer gala on Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
The 30th annual American Cancer Society Gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. "Destination: Cure" is this year's theme, and the event will take place in a fitting location: one of the hangars at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The annual event will include food, beverages, entertainment and more, according to gala co-chair Amanda Bartlett. A collection of fast jets and luxury cars also will be on display at the gala...
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Speak Out 10/5/16
(Speak Out ~ 10/05/16)
Last week as my wife and I were walking on the trail in Cape Woods we discovered a miracle. An albino fawn with its mother. This has to be the progeny of the albino deer that was murdered last year. I hope no harm comes to it. I will post a picture on the Southeast Missourian website...
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New student media center to be dedicated
(Editorial ~ 10/05/16)
KFVS, River Radio, Codefi and the Southeast Missourian recently had new neighbors move in next door. Many entities within Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Mass Media now reside at 325 Broadway. This Friday, there will be a dedication ceremony for the facility, which was named the Rust Center for Media last month in honor of Gary W. Rust, chairman of the board of Rust Communications, which owns the Southeast Missourian, as well as a member of the editorial board...
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Google gets aggressive with new phones, other gadgets
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google launched an aggressive challenge Tuesday to consumer electronics giants such as Apple and Samsung, introducing a new line of smartphones called Pixel and other gadgets designed to showcase a digital helper the company calls "Google Assistant."...
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Auto prices poised to fall as demand falters
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
DETROIT -- While the U.S. inched its way out of the recession, consumers went car shopping in droves. As sales rebounded, the price of vehicles rose to record highs. Now, the price trend is set to reverse itself, partly because some buyers are unwilling or unable to pay the high prices and are opting for used cars...
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Syrian government press in their offensive on Aleppo
(International News ~ 10/05/16)
BEIRUT -- Forces backing Syrian President Bashar Assad pressed their offensive Tuesday on Aleppo's rebel-held zone from the south, after capturing areas on other fronts in recent days. As reinforcements arrived, including Shiite fighters from Iraq, the strategy appeared to be to retake rebel-held areas bit by bit, backed by massive Russian airpower, rather than risk a potentially costly all-out ground battle...
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Child's scraped knee a life-or-death matter in Venezuela
(International News ~ 10/05/16)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- It was a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco's parents did what parents do: They hugged her, cleaned the wound and thought no more of it. Two weeks later, the little girl writhed, screaming, in a hospital bed. Her mother stayed in the trauma unit. Her father searched Caracas for scarce antibiotics...
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Duterte tells Obama 'you can go to hell,' warns of breakup
(International News ~ 10/05/16)
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte told President Barack Obama "you can go to hell" in a speech Tuesday that was his strongest tirade so far against the U.S. over its criticism of his deadly anti-drug campaign, adding he eventually may decide to "break up with America."...
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Ayotte says she 'misspoke' when she said Trump is role model
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday she "misspoke" when she said Donald Trump is a role model for children, a response Democrats moved quickly to exploit in the competitive Senate race. The Republican presidential nominee's past week of fat-shaming a beauty pageant winner and mocking imitation of an ailing Hillary Clinton, combined with his past criticism of Hispanics, women and the disabled, has put vulnerable GOP senators on the spot...
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Hurricane Matthew slams Haiti, takes aim at U.S. East Coast
(International News ~ 10/05/16)
PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti -- Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti's southwestern tip with howling 145 mph winds Tuesday, knocking down trees and tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area while inundating neighborhoods in floodwaters and mud. By nightfall, at least 11 deaths had been blamed on the powerful storm during its weeklong march across the Caribbean...
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Defense: Georgia hot car death is dad's fault, but no crime
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- A Georgia man charged with killing his toddler son wept in court Tuesday as his attorney told a jury the child's death two years ago inside a hot SUV is certainly the father's fault, but he committed no crime. Justin Ross Harris was charged with malice murder and other crimes after his 22-month-old son, Cooper, perished in June 2014...
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Video of Los Angeles police shooting shows suspect with gun
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Video released Tuesday shows a black man killed by Los Angeles police was armed just before he was shot dead, but the footage failed to capture him when officers said he twice turned toward them holding the loaded semi-automatic handgun...
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Out of the past: Oct. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 10/05/16)
The city of Jackson is in the dark early in the day, after lightning apparently strikes an electrical substation and Union Electric is forced to shut down a 34.5-kilovolt line providing power to the city; an unrelated and isolated power outage also occurs in Cape Girardeau...
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Helen 'Jean' Myles
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
Helen Jean Myles, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday evening, Sept. 30, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. Jean was born Nov. 27, 1931, in Aurora, Illinois, daughter of J.W. and Helen Virginia Garman Oran. She attended the public schools in Naperville, Illinois, and subsequently graduated with high honor from North Central College, Naperville, with a bachelor of arts in English and education. ...
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Terry Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Terry Wayne Lincoln, 57, of St. Peters died Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be in New Bethel Cemetery near Bessville, Missouri...
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Christopher James
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
Christopher D. James, 35, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Tyler Glidewell
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- Tyler John Glidewell, 24, of Grand Tower passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at home. Tyler was born Dec. 21, 1991, to Timothy and Dawn Hughes Glidewell. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 2010. He worked as second mate for Artco on the Mississippi River for several years. ...
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Randy Friga
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Randal "Randy" Lee Friga, 60, loving father and husband, suddenly passed on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. He was born to Ralph Lee and Leona Alvina Obermann Friga on June 5, 1956, in Cape Girardeau. Randy was united in marriage to his beloved wife, Marsha, in 1980. To this loving union, four children were born...
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Thomas Finley
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
Thomas Eugene Finley, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. There will be no funeral service. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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John Bennett
(Obituary ~ 10/05/16)
BATESVILLE, Ark. -- John Bennett of Batesville, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife by his side, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Faith, family and friends were the motivation for John's life. Born in Cape Girardeau, he was the son of William Marvin Bennett and Mary Ellen Gearhart Bennett...
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Jackson fire report 10/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Sunday n A fire alarm on Jackson Boulevard. Monday n Emergency medical service on Hillside Drive. n Emergency medical service on Morgan Street.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 8:14 a.m. on West Cape Rock Drive; 10:15 a.m. on Palomino Drive; 2:04 p.m. on Elm Street; 2:21 p.m. on Good Hope Street; 4:20 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 4:46 p.m. on Capaha Trail; 4:53 p.m. on North Middle Street; 6:26 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 7:15 p.m. on Fort Street; 8:25 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 10:27 p.m. on North Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/5/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Julia I. Viviano, 19, of St. Peters, Missouri, as arrested on an Arnold, Missouri, warrant for following too closely. n William D. Webb, 52, 269 N. Lorimier St., was arrested at 266 Siemers Drive on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for domestic assault...
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Lawyer: Girl pepper-sprayed by police won't face charges
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A 15-year-old Maryland girl who was handcuffed, pepper-sprayed and charged with assaulting police officers after her bicycle hit a car won't face court proceedings, community service or supervision by juvenile authorities under an agreement her lawyer announced Tuesday...
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Weird science: 3 win Nobel for unusual states of matter
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
How is a doughnut like a coffee cup? The answer helped three British-born scientists win the Nobel prize in physics Tuesday. Their work could help lead to more powerful computers and improved materials for electronics. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz, who now are affiliated with universities in the United States, were honored for work in the 1970s and '80s that shed light on strange states of matter...
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Debate simmers over name of Devils Tower monument in Wyoming
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- When President Theodore Roosevelt designated the country's first national monument 110 years ago, the proclamation inadvertently left out a punctuation mark, and what was supposed to be Devil's Tower became Devils Tower instead. Some say that's not all it got wrong...
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Kaine attacks, Pence fights back in VP debate
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine challenged Indiana Gov. Mike Pence over a long list of Donald Trump's controversial positions and statements Tuesday night, drawing a defense from the Republican No. 2 on Trump's tax history. Pence and Kaine, who have received little attention in a race focused on Trump and Hillary Clinton, faced off in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign...
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Man accused of killing deputy in 2012 unfit for trial
(State News ~ 10/05/16)
POTOSI, Mo. — A man accused of killing an eastern Missouri deputy in 2012 has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that Washington County Associate Circuit Judge Troy Hyde issued the ruling, which leaves 34-year-old Gary Sancegrow confined at the Fulton State Hospital. ...
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Missouri revenue up 3.6 percent but still short of budget
(State News ~ 10/05/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s revenue is up nearly 3.6 percent compared to last year, but that’s just half the pace necessary to pay for everything in the state budget. Acting state budget director Dan Haug said the figures released Tuesday show solid growth of about 5.6 percent in the withholding taxes that comprise much of the state’s individual income tax revenue. ...
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Missouri university prepares for media arriving for debate
(State News ~ 10/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Journalists are expected to arrive at Washington University in St. Louis as early as today to cover Sunday's presidential debate. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported by the time Sunday's debate commences, as many as 2,000 news professionals will be in place...
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Some municipal courts in St. Louis County are consolidating
(State News ~ 10/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Several municipal divisions in St. Louis County are consolidating as part of an effort to reduce the use of municipal courts to raise revenue, the Missouri Supreme Court announced Tuesday. The consolidation of the county's 80 courts was one recommendation from the Ferguson Commission, which studied ways to improve the relationship between residents and the law-enforcement community after a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old, on Aug. ...
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Tax returns could halt talks for Missouri governor debates
(State News ~ 10/05/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster is calling off debate negotiations with Eric Greitens unless the Republican nominee releases his tax returns for the years 2012 through 2015. Koster's campaign sent a letter to Greitens' campaign manager, Austin Chambers, noting Koster released his returns Thursday. The letter states Greitens has promised to release his returns once Koster did so, but so far has not...
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Local Realtors push for taxpayer-protection amendment
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Services from dry cleaning to real estate would be exempt from future sales or use taxes if Missouri voters approve constitutional Amendment 4 on Nov. 8, local supporters said Tuesday. The Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors held the campaign event, which drew about 50 members to the Concourse Conference Center in Cape Girardeau, where yard signs promoting passage of the measure were distributed...
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Southeast president to speak at Friday chamber event
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto will be the featured speaker this week at First Friday Coffee held by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce. This marks Vargas’ first time addressing the chamber at such an event...
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Deputy collides with SUV during multistate chase, kills elderly woman
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
A Holcomb, Missouri, man on probation for stealing a vehicle is accused of leading police on a multicounty pursuit Sunday in a stolen vehicle that led to a fatal crash. During the pursuit, a Clay County deputy’s patrol car struck an SUV in Rector, Arkansas, killing its 84-year-old driver, Sadine Dixon...
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Arts Council to host popular Trick-Art-Treat event Friday
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Halloween will begin early when the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri hosts its second annual Trick-Art-Treat event Friday. Liz Montgomery, gallery manager for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, said First Friday Art events tend to focus on visual arts. But for the larger “stampcard” events such as Trick-Art-Treat, where attendees can collect stamps at participating locations to potentially trade in for free food or drink, the council likes to branch out...
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Scott City students score near state averages in major subjects
(Local News ~ 10/05/16)
Although Scott City students continue to work toward proficiency in some areas, the district superintendent said recent Missouri Assessment Program scores reflect an upward trend. “Overall, I feel like we’re moving in the right direction,” superintendent Brian Lee said...
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Entertainment briefs 10/5/16
(Entertainment ~ 10/05/16)
NEW YORK -- Ben Stiller revealed he battled prostate cancer in 2014, and he credits the test that diagnosed the cancer with saving his life. In an essay posted Tuesday on the website Medium, Stiller recounted his experience with prostate cancer. Learning he had it Stiller compared to "a classic Walter White moment, except I was me, and no one was filming anything at all." Stiller now is cancer-free, and he believes that never would have happened without a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen test. ...
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Big-wheel tricycle reported on busy road
(National News ~ 10/05/16)
PHILADELPHIA -- Police said they're looking into reports of a man riding a big-wheeled tricycle down one of the city's busiest boulevards. Motorists said they saw the man pedaling down the middle of Roosevelt Boulevard on Sunday. Motorists, including Akeem Edwards, said the tricycle held up traffic as cars drove around it. Edwards said the man riding the tricycle "looked at me and smiled as he was rolling by." Police are trying to figure out who the man is and whether he might be cited...
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Prayer 10/5/16
(Prayer ~ 10/05/16)
O Heavenly Father, bless those who are struggling, that they may feel your presence. Amen.
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