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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Perryville golf places third at conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/16)
The Perryville golf team finished third overall in the team standings at the Jefferson County Activities Association Conference Tournament on Wednesday at Ste. Genevieve Golf Club in Ste. Genvieve, Missouri. Brock Kurre shot a 92 to finish with the top score for the Pirates and earn all-conference honors, while Colin Prost and Connor Schappius each finished with a 93 to be named all-conference. Dalton Duvall added a 98 for Perryville...
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2016 All-Missourian Girls Basketball
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/16)
Jersey number: 10 Height: 5-foot-7 Position: Point guard AAU/travel team: TC Hoops Favorite team tradition: Jamming before games Favorite memory from the season: Having a dance competition at the Queen of Hearts Tournament Favorite spot on the floor to shoot from: 15-foot jumper...
- Holly & Iris (Submitted Story ~ 04/28/16)
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Beth Biri awarded Outstanding Junior for 2016
(Submitted Story ~ 04/28/16)
On April 15 at the Embassy Suites in St. Charles, Missouri, Beth Biri was chosen the Outstanding Junior for 2016 during the opening ceremony of the State Conference of the Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution. This is a great honor, and she will reign until the 2017 State Conference...
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Lucchesi ties Southeast Missouri State baseball record with 17 Ks of Murray State in 10-3 win
(College Sports ~ 04/28/16)
Lucchesi's 17 strikeouts was a career high for the lefty and tied the school record from 1961
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Leopold softball seniors enjoy final bow in breezy win over Oak Ridge
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/16)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- In their final game on their home field, three Leopold softball seniors were able to walk off with smiles on their faces. The Wildcats swung the bats, made Oak Ridge its own worst enemy and blew by the Bluejays for a 17-1 victory Thursday...
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Missouri religious-objections proposal fails in committee
(State News ~ 04/28/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri religious-objections proposal failed to get the approval of a key legislative committee Wednesday in a setback for conservatives who hoped to add protections for those who cite their faith in denying services such as flowers or cakes for same-sex weddings...
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New Springfield-Cape Girardeau bishop visits St. Mary's
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
The Rev. Edward W. Rice of St. Louis visited St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau Wednesday to meet with his new flock and answer any questions they might have. Rice became bishop-designate of the sprawling Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese the previous day, when Pope Francis announced his appointment from Rome. Rice will be installed officially as the diocese's seventh bishop on June 1...
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Cape student sues, accuses school officials of slamming her to ground multiple times
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
A teenage Cape Girardeau student is suing the Cape Girardeau School District after an incident where she said she was assaulted by two high-school officials. Attorneys for the plaintiffs stated in court documents there is a surveillance video of the incident that is "graphic and disturbing."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
Today is Thursday, April 28, the 119th day of 2016. There are 247 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 28, 1996, a man armed with a semiautomatic rifle went on a rampage on the Australian island of Tasmania, killing 35 people; Martin Bryant was captured by police after a 12-hour standoff at a guest cottage. (Bryant is serving a life prison sentence.)...
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Messy morning is good, clean fun for kids
(Editorial ~ 04/28/16)
Sometimes it's fun to make a mess. And once a year, area children are treated to a sanctioned mess-making party without fear of getting in trouble with their parents. The United Way's 11th Messy Morning is coming up Saturday. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Lincoln
(Column ~ 04/28/16)
There is probably no one American who affected this country as much as Abraham Lincoln. Largely self-educated, he debated and conversed with the powerful and politically astute. He formed strong opinions and was able to present them persuasively to crowds and gradually won support from voters who identified with the plain-speaking country lawyer from Illinois...
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Math scores slip, reading flat for 12th-graders
(Community ~ 04/28/16)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's high-school seniors are slipping in math and failing to make progress in reading, with just one-third of the 12th-graders ready for the academic challenges of college. Scores released Wednesday from the Nation's Report Card also show a widening gap between the highest- and lowest-performing students...
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Follow your arrow: Central to offer archery classes
(Community ~ 04/28/16)
Danasia Pierce is a senior at Central High School in Cape Girardeau who says she's always wanted to shoot a bow and arrow. Being a big fan of the blockbuster "Hunger Games" movies certainly hasn't dampened her passion for the sport. "Katniss Everdeen, oh my gosh," Pierce gushed, referring to the tough but vulnerable main character in the series and her signature bow and quiver...
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Ted Cruz taps Carly Fiorina to serve as running mate
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Needing momentum after a five-state shutout, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina -- a woman who he said repeatedly has "shattered glass ceilings" -- to serve as his running mate...
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Trump struggles to explain 'America First' foreign policy
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump strained to lay out a clear vision of his "America first" foreign policy Wednesday, vowing to substitute hard-headed realism for what he called a post-Cold War era replete with U.S. national-security failures. Yet the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he'd make the United States at the same time a "consistent" and "unpredictable" force in the world...
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Former speaker Hastert sentenced to 15 months in prison
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
CHICAGO -- Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in the hush-money case that revealed accusations he sexually abused teenagers while coaching high-school wrestling...
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Relative: 2-year-old shot mother fatally in back
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
MILWAUKEE -- A 2-year-old boy shot his mother fatally from the back seat of the car as she drove along a Milwaukee highway, relatives said Wednesday. Antonio Price said investigators told him his sister Patrice was driving with her two sons, ages 1 and 2, riding in the backseat Tuesday when she was shot. Price said authorities told him the older boy fired the gun...
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Stevie Nicks surprises 'School of Rock' crowd, talks Prince
(Entertainment ~ 04/28/16)
NEW YORK -- Stevie Nicks surprised the audience at Broadway's "School of Rock" with a performance of "Rhiannon" after the cast took its curtain call. Backed by the show's young band, Nicks brought the house to its feet. Afterward, she had nothing but praise for the musicians...
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Jury convicts ex-reserve deputy in suspect's death
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
TULSA, Okla. -- A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who said he mistook his handgun for his stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect last year was convicted of second-degree manslaughter Wednesday. Jurors handed down the verdict in the case of 74-year-old Robert Bates, a wealthy insurance executive accused of fatally shooting Eric Harris while working with Tulsa County sheriff's deputies last year during an illegal gun-sales sting...
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McDonald's tests McNuggets without artificial additives
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
NEW YORK -- Like the indestructible Twinkie, Chicken McNuggets are practically a culinary punchline, a symbol of hyper-processed fast food with a list of ingredients that reads like a chemistry exam. But now McDonald's wants to take at least some of the mystery substances out...
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Out of the past: April 28
(Out of the Past ~ 04/28/16)
Celebration Sunday is observed at Cornerstone Church, 298 N. West End Blvd.; the day is a celebration for the new pastor, the Rev. Kim L. Ferguson, and the congregation as they begin a new church in Cape Girardeau; the church was established several months ago by a group of about 40 people...
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Valeria Schloss
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
Valeria G. "Val" Schloss, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Capetown Assisted Living. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Michael Reuter
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael Reuter, 60, of Perryville died Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Beech Manufacturing in Frohna, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Burial at 1 p.m. today at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...
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Elizabeth 'Libby' Morin
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Elizabeth "Libby" Rose Carter Morin, 98, of Cairo passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Spring Hill, Florida. Libby was born Feb. 19, 1917, in Vienna, Illinois, daughter of James and Myrtle Hankins Carter. She was the youngest of eight children, all of whom preceded her in death. Libby married Joe Morin in 1987, and they spent many wonderful years together until his passing in 2013...
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Geneva Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
Geneva Ruth Mayfield, 92, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 25, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 29, 1923, in Oriole to William Daniel and Maude Della Pierce Dunn. She and Milford L. "Doc" Mayfield were married March 15, 1942, in Benton, Missouri. They had been married 40 years when Doc passed away June 17, 1982...
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James Maevers
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
James Lee Maevers, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at The Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the church. Entombment will be at Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...
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Phyllis Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
Phyllis Jean Limbaugh Jones, born Oct. 18, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Austin, Texas. She was the daughter of Margaret Cook Limbaugh and Ruthford Limbaugh of Cape Girardeau and sister of Patricia Limbaugh Atchley, who all preceded her in death...
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Dianne Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
Dianne L. Payne Johnson, 55, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at her home. She was born Dec. 7, 1960, in Doniphan, Missouri, the daughter of Bob J. and Wanda Bell Payne. Dianne attended LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. She was a former member of First Baptist Church and Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Jon Hickam
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
Jon Dow Hickam, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 25, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 17, 1951, in Cape Girardeau to Milford Lester and Elsa May Dow Hickam. He attended Central High School in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Jackson High School...
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Cydnee Hamby
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
GLENWOOD, Ga. -- Cydnee J. Hamby of Glenwood, 63, formerly of Woodstock, Georgia, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016. Cydnee was born Nov. 25, 1952, in Cape Girardeau and later moved to Woodstock, where she lived for 32 years before moving to Glenwood...
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Paul Corbin
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Paul A. Corbin, 101, of Advance passed away April 26, 2016, at Advance Assisted Living. He was born Nov. 27, 1914, at Greenbrier, Missouri, the son of Clyde and Effie Pearl Watkins Corbin. Paul and Genevea Synder were united in marriage Aug. 20, 1936, at Brownwood, Missouri, and she passed away April 21, 1999...
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Geraldine Berkbigler
(Obituary ~ 04/28/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Geraldine G. Griffard Berkbigler, 93, of Perryville died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Jackson police report 4/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Tyler J. Fritz, 21, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrests n Molly G. Brown, 17, of Oak Ridge was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana under 35 grams, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/28/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Julian Cass Chavez, 26, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license and careless and imprudent driving...
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Births 4/28/16
(Births ~ 04/28/16)
Ryan and Merideth McClendon of Orange City, Iowa, Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 12:52 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Name, Nolan Mack. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. McClendon is the former Merideth Leimer, daughter of Lee and Wanda Leimer of Cape Girardeau and the late Brenda Drerup. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 4/28/16
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the April 25 meeting Communications/ reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Eagle Forum board members sue to oust Schlafly confidant
(State News ~ 04/28/16)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A majority of board members of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum has filed an Illinois lawsuit over its efforts to oust a former Missouri Republican Party chairman from the conservative political organization. The Madison County lawsuit follows a vote earlier this month by six of the organization's 11 board members to fire Eagle Forum president Ed Martin. The organization is based in Alton...
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18-year-old hiker survives 70-foot cliff-fall in Missouri
(State News ~ 04/28/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 18-year-old hiker who tumbled 60 to 70 feet over a cliff at a quarry in Missouri's Ozarks landed on an outcrop that spared her an additional 100-foot drop to her likely death, one of her rescuers said Wednesday. But that ledge -- jutting just 20 feet out from the cliff wall -- was among a few things the victim might want to credit for her survival Monday night during an ill-fated hike with two others, Highlandville Rural Fire Protection District chief Kevin Stephens said...
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Kansas City diocese holds service for sexual abuse healing
(State News ~ 04/28/16)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- About 100 Kansas City-area worshippers have participated in a Catholic prayer service to seek spiritual healing over past sexual abuse within the local archdiocese. The service at St. James Catholic Church in Liberty was the eighth in a series called "Healing Our Parishes Through Empathy." Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. presided...
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Missouri Senate passes rules on releasing body camera video
(State News ~ 04/28/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would limit the public's access to some footage from police body cameras, which Republican lawmakers said was a necessary prerequisite for more law enforcement departments to take up the technology...
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NASA astronauts prepare in St. Louis for flight on commercial spacecraft
(State News ~ 04/28/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Five years after the last NASA astronauts flew from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the International Space Station, a new group is preparing for a trip, this time on a private spacecraft. On Tuesday, veteran astronauts Eric Boe and Sunita Williams used touch-screen simulators to practice docking Boeing Co.'s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with the space station during a training session near Lambert-St. ...
- After-nap walk in downtown Cape (Local News ~ 04/28/16)
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Senator introduces bill for I-57 that would connect Sikeston with Little Rock
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, has introduced legislation that someday could lead to an extension of Interstate 57 from Sikeston, Missouri, to Little Rock, Arkansas, passing through Dexter and Poplar Bluff in Missouri and Corning, Arkansas, along the way...
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Cape pedestrian bridge along Mississippi River lowered into place
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
After many delays, the riverwalk trail extension is nearing completion. A 100-foot pedestrian bridge was lowered Wednesday morning over Sloan Creek, extending the north end of the trail to the Red Star Access boat ramp. “We were really concerned it wouldn’t happen,” said David Whitaker, assistant city engineer for the city of Cape Girardeau...
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Missouri House votes to allow concealed weapons without permits
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
An overwhelming majority of Missouri House members, including two local lawmakers, approved a measure to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit. Republican state Reps. Donna Lichtenegger and Kathy Swan voted for the bill, which passed Tuesday by a vote of 112-37. The measure goes to the Senate...
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Jackson group requests colorful designs for electrical boxes
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
The Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization is taking design submissions for the painting of several electrical boxes to make them festive, rather than an eyesore. Susan Hahs is in charge of the organization’s project and said she got the idea from seeing similar urban folk art in other cities around the state...
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Southeast Missouri State basketball adds a pair of juco signings
(College Sports ~ 04/28/16)
Coach Rick Ray continues to add to Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program's backcourt. The signings of two junior college guards, Dondre Duffus and Daniel Simmons, that will join the Redhawks next season was announced Wednesday afternoon...
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Route E in Perry County to close for drainage work
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
Route E in Perry County between County Road 322 and County Road 354 will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Tuesday through Wednesday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Winner of rubber duck race can dine anywhere
(National News ~ 04/28/16)
HARVARD, Mass. -- A Rotary Club in a small town is gearing up for its annual rubber ducky race in which the prize is a free dinner for two anywhere in the world. The winner of Harvard's Ducky Wucky River Race will receive free airfare, a two-night stay at a hotel and the fancy dinner. The Ayer Rotary Club begins the festivities May 7, when a construction vehicle dumps thousands of numbered ducks into the Nashua River to float downstream. Last year's champion dined in Venice, Italy...
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Hooked on Science: Cloud in a bottle
(Community ~ 04/28/16)
Materials n Isopropyl alcohol n Bicycle pump with rubber stopper n 1-liter clear plastic bottle Instructions n STEP 1: Pour enough isopropyl alcohol into the clear plastic bottle to cover the bottom. Swirl the alcohol around in the bottle. n STEP 2: Attach the pump to the rubber stopper. Attach the stopper to the bottle...
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Learning briefs 4/28/16
(Community ~ 04/28/16)
Claire Hamlin, 15, of Sikeston, Missouri, was chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Junior Teen Pageant to be held June 25 and 26 at the Holiday Inn Expo Center in Columbia, Missouri. Hamlin is a freshman at Sikeston High School and is the daughter of Terry and Kristy Hamlin of Sikeston...
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Prayer 4/28/16
(Prayer ~ 04/28/16)
We sing to you, O Lord Jesus, with grateful praise. Amen.
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Jackson may pave section of Old Cape Road
(Local News ~ 04/28/16)
The city of Jackson will discuss Monday night whether to pave a section of Old Cape Road during its board of aldermen meeting. The stretch of gravel road, roughly 900 feet, is just south of Gloria Street. The city has tried to pave the section in previous years, but the project was shelved when city officials and the property owners near the road were unable to reach an agreement about how the project should be completed and who should fund it...
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