The Full Belmonte, 12/31/21
“DENVER (AP) — Mike Guanella and his family were relaxing at their Colorado home and looking forward to celebrating a belated family Christmas later Thursday when reports of a nearby grass fire quickly turned into a concerning pre-evacuation notice and then within minutes into an order to leave immediately.
The Guanellas were among tens of thousands of residents who were forced to evacuate their homes outside Denver as wildfires fueled by winds that gusted up to 105 mph (169 kph) engulfed parts of two cities and burned an estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping center.
Instead of opening Christmas presents at home in the city of Superior as they had planned, Guanella and his wife, their three children and three dogs were staying a friend’s house in Denver and hoping their house was still standing.
‘Those presents are still under the tree right now. . . we hope,’ Guanella said.
At least one first responder and six others were injured in the fires that began Thursday morning, unusually late in the year and following an extremely dry fall and a winter so far nearly devoid of snow. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle acknowledged that more injuries and also deaths could be possible due to the intensity of fires that quickly swept across the region….
As night fell, officials were watching how the winds behaved and the fires reacted to determine when crews are able to go in and begin assessing the damage and searching for any victims.
Evacuations were ordered earlier in the day for the cities of Louisville and Superior, located about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Denver and home to a combined 34,000 people. A nearby portion of U.S. Highway 36 also was shut down.
The neighboring towns are filled with middle and upper-middle class subdivisions surrounded by shopping centers, parks and schools. The area is in between Denver and Boulder, a foothills college town home to the University of Colorado.
Residents evacuated fairly calmly and orderly, but the winding streets in the subdivisions quickly became clogged as people tried to get out. It sometimes took cars as long as 45 minutes to advance about a half mile (less than a kilometer).” Read more at AP News
“WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the U.S. could impose new sanctions against Russia if it takes further military action against Ukraine, while Putin responded that such a U.S. move could lead to a complete rupture of ties between the nations.
The two leaders spoke frankly for nearly an hour Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia’s troop buildup near Ukraine, a crisis that has deepened as the Kremlin has stiffened its insistence on border security guarantees and test-fired hypersonic missiles to underscore its demands.
Further U.S. sanctions ‘would be a colossal mistake that would entail grave consequences,’ said Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, who briefed reporters in Moscow after the Biden-Putin phone conversation. He added that Putin told Biden that Russia would act as the U.S. would if offensive weapons were deployed near American borders.
White House officials offered a far more muted post-call readout, suggesting the leaders agreed there are areas where the two sides can make meaningful progress but also differences that might be impossible to resolve.” Read more at AP News
“The South African government said Thursday that data from its health department suggested that the country had passed its Omicron peak without a major spike in deaths, offering cautious hope to other countries grappling with the variant.
‘The speed with which the Omicron-driven fourth wave rose, peaked and then declined has been staggering,’ said Fareed Abdullah of the South African Medical Research Council. ‘Peak in four weeks and precipitous decline in another two. This Omicron wave is over in the city of Tshwane. It was a flash flood more than a wave.’ The rise in deaths over the period was small, and in the last week, officials said, ‘marginal.’
Some scientists were quick to forecast the same pattern elsewhere.” Read more at New York Times
“The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Thursday that federal law gives it the authority to impose a nationwide vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers, and the court should not stand in the way of a program that will save thousands of lives.
‘The nation is facing an unprecedented pandemic that is sickening and killing thousands of workers around the country, and any further delay in the implementation of the [requirement] will result in unnecessary illness, hospitalizations, and deaths because of workplace exposure’ to the coronavirus, Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar wrote in a filing.
The Supreme Court has announced a special hearing on Jan. 7 to consider challenges to the rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It was upheld by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit earlier this month, but is being challenged by a coalition of business groups and Republican-led states.
Also that day, the high court will hear a similar challenge to a vaccine mandate imposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; it requires shots for health-care workers at facilities that receive federal funds tied to those programs.” Read more at Washington Post
“In a pair of reports that could allay parents nervous about their children receiving the coronavirus vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released one study Thursday that found few side affects among children receiving Pfizer shots, and a second finding that nearly all children who became seriously ill had not been fully vaccinated.
Those encouraging assessments came as the pandemic continued to set records for infections around the world, and a populace weary of nearly two years of vigilance negotiated another holiday season marked by disruption and tightening restrictions. For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, the global tally of new coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million per day on average.” Read more at Boston Globe
“U.S. employers added a record number of jobs in 2021, as a gauge of layoffs fell to a half-century low and available positions surged on strong demand for labor during the economy’s recovery from pandemic-related shutdowns.
But the pace of labor market gains could slow early next year due to the uncertainty posed by the Omicron variant of Covid-19 pandemic, especially in restaurants, hotels and other venues where people gather.
Applications for unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, have trended near five-decade lows in recent weeks. Jobless claims for the week ended Dec. 25 fell from the prior week to a seasonally adjusted 198,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Last week’s four-week moving average, which smooths out volatility, fell to the lowest level since October 1969.
Strong job creation has been a cornerstone of 2021’s robust economic growth and would be relied upon to underpin gains next year in the face of headwinds tied to the prolonged pandemic, elevated inflation and supply shortages.
Jobless claims will be closely watched in the coming weeks for any signs that the Omicron variant is causing employers to lay off workers. Claims data, which are reported weekly, are often an early signal that hiring, and the broader economy, is shifting.” Read more at Wall Street Journal
“WASHINGTON—Nearly a year after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, Americans are divided over how serious it was, who is to blame and the punishments that have been imposed, underscoring the broader polarization facing the country and fanning concerns about the state of the democracy.
A recent Quinnipiac poll found that 93% of Democrats and 56% of independents considered it an attack on the government, while only 29% of Republicans said the same. A Pew Research Center poll showed a declining share of Republicans who believe it is important that rioters be prosecuted, with 57% expressing support in September, down from 79% in March—while Democrats were steady at 95%.
The events of Jan. 6 are now the focus of congressional and criminal investigations. While Democrats plan a Capitol vigil to mark the anniversary, former President Donald Trump has promised a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate to revisit his false claims of a rigged election, allegations that helped drive the Jan. 6 riot.
Interviews with voters across the U.S. reveal disparate impressions of the day, with some describing it as a dangerous attack on democracy, others viewing it as a protest that got out of hand and still others saying Democrats and the news media have overblown the severity of the attack.
‘It’s just ugly, an ugly time,’ said Judy Bouffleur, 80 years old, of La Crosse, Wis. ‘It’s OK to protest something that you disagree with but this was just—I was just horrified. To me Jan. 6 is a culmination of our lack of respect for each other. It’s been leading up to that for years.’
Roy Barlow, of Dartmouth, Mass., said the protesters ‘looked like they were on a guided tour.’ Mr. Barlow, who gave his age as over 50, said that ‘outside some initial violence getting over some barricades to get inside, they just walked around the Capitol.’
The attack took place the day Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College results and President Biden’s victory. The day of the riot, Mr. Trump addressed a noontime crowd at a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally at the Ellipse and encouraged supporters to march to the Capitol. Hundreds then clashed with police, scaling walls and smashing windows. One intruder, Ashli Babbitt, was shot dead by a Capitol police officer, who was later cleared of wrongdoing. Several police officers were severely injured.
Mr. Trump was impeached in the House over his role, and acquitted in the Senate despite seven GOP senators voting guilty along with all Democrats, with the tally short of the two-thirds needed to convict.
Text messages recently released by the Jan. 6 House committee indicate a number of people close to the president saw the attack as dangerous and wanted him to intervene quickly.
The text messages, sent to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows, ‘leave no doubt that the White House knew exactly what was happening here at the Capitol,’ said the committee’s vice chairwoman, Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.), one of the few outspoken GOP critics of Mr. Trump. ‘Our democracy was inches from ruin,’ said panel chairman Bennie Thompson (D., Miss.).
Mr. Trump eventually released a video that day telling supporters ‘we love you’ but also ‘go home in peace.’
A year later, the riot and Mr. Trump’s role remain an uncomfortable subject for many Republican lawmakers. Mr. Trump has characterized the Jan. 6 attack as a simple protest and claimed the actual ‘insurrection took place on Nov. 3,’ referring to Election Day. Several GOP senators declined to say what they thought of those remarks when asked in recent weeks.
‘I don’t have anything for you on that,’ said Sen. John Kennedy (R., La.). ‘I’d have to see all that in context,’ said Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.). ‘I think it’s really time to move on,’ said Sen. Roger Marshall (R., Kan.). ‘We should be talking about inflation,’ he added.
The public is also splintered over Mr. Trump’s false assertion the election was rigged. Three out of four Republicans in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted in October said Mr. Trump was right to question whether the election was rigged due to ‘real cases of fraud that changed the results.’ There is no evidence of widespread fraud, and audits of millions of ballots in key states affirmed the presidential result.
Some voters question whether the events and investigation of Jan. 6 were intended to keep Mr. Trump out of office, while others reject that view.
‘I think it was set up to make Trump look bad. He didn’t say ‘Go riot,’’ said Christine Perozeni, 72, of Parma, Ohio, who like other Trump supporters questioned whether there were instigators in the crowd. ‘I’m telling you, there’s an entity out there that will do anything they can to keep Donald Trump from being in office ever again,’ said Marcia Focht, 63, of Tiffin, Ohio.
‘I hold Trump absolutely responsible,’ said James Roush, 73, of Tempe, Ariz. An independent voter who said he has supported candidates from both parties, these days he is unhappy with the GOP’s embrace of Mr. Trump. ‘The way they’re trying to capture the rhetoric to mold a message around falsehoods just sickens me,’ he said.
There is evidence of only a handful of rioters with left-wing affiliations. More than 700 people have been charged in connection with the attack, and face a variety of charges depending on their alleged involvement in the violence.
‘I wouldn’t call it an insurrection; I would call it a gathering of rather stupid people,’ said Greg Tate, 70, also of Tempe. He believes the former president could have done more to stop the riot. Mr. Tate also said he believes some prosecutions have been too aggressive. ‘I don’t mind the statement of ‘Hey you can’t attack our country,’ but I think that people have rights too,’ he said.
Others expressed concern about broader disillusionment with the government.
‘Listen, I do think people are actively considering giving up on democracy in this country. And that does explain part of the reason why people marched on us, why people tried to overthrow the government,’ said Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn). ‘We’ve got to show people that government can deliver for them,’ he said, arguing for passage of Mr. Biden’s stalled economic agenda.
Jeremey Stewart, 45, a Trump voter from Pueblo, Colo., rejected labeling Jan. 6 an insurrection. But, he said, ‘I believe there may be one coming. There are enough Americans that are getting fed up with this game that’s being played, this political game.’
For Anthony Pardal, 36, of Reston, Va., the attack felt personal. He once worked in the Capitol for a Democratic senator and met his future wife there. The memory of what happened shouldn’t fade or be sanitized, he said.
‘What’s it going to be like next time if we continue to go down this route where we kind of split off into our tribes and there’s no accountability? I know people kind of roll their eyes but our democracy really is fragile,’ Mr. Pardal said.” Read more at Wall Street Journal
“DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage.
The decision on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was among several year-end commutations and pardons issued by Polis.
The move comes days after a judge scheduled a hearing for next month to reconsider the sentence at the request of the district attorney, who planned to ask that it be reduced to 20 to 30 years.
Around 5 million people signed an online petition seeking clemency for Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted of vehicular homicide and other charges in the explosive 2019 pileup that killed four people.
Aguilera-Mederos testified that he was hauling lumber when the brakes on his semitrailer failed as he was descending a steep grade of Interstate 70 in the Rocky Mountain foothills. His truck plowed into vehicles that had slowed because of another wreck, setting off a chain-reaction crash and a fireball that consumed vehicles and melted parts of the highway.
Judge Bruce Jones imposed the 110-year sentence on Dec. 13 after finding it was the mandatory minimum term set forth under state law, noting it would not have been his choice.
Prosecutors had argued that as Aguilera-Mederos’ truck barreled down from the mountains, he could have used a runaway ramp alongside the interstate that is designed to safely stop vehicles that have lost their brakes.
District Attorney Alexis King said Thursday she was disappointed with the governor’s decision. She said it was premature and went against the wishes of the surviving victims and families who lost loved ones, who wanted to have the judge who oversaw the trial determine the appropriate sentence.
‘We are meeting with the victims and their loved ones this evening to support them in navigating this unprecedented action and to ensure they are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect during this difficult time,’ she said in a statement.
The crash killed 24-year-old Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano, 67-year-old William Bailey, 61-year-old Doyle Harrison and 69-year-old Stanley Politano.
In a letter to Aguilera-Mederos explaining his decision, Polis said that while he was not blameless in the crash, the 110-year sentence was disproportionate when compared with inmates who committed intentional, premeditated or violent crimes.
The governor said the case would hopefully spur a discussion about sentencing laws, but he noted any future changes would not help Aguilera-Mederos.
‘There is an urgency to remedy this unjust sentence and restore confidence in the uniformity and fairness of our criminal justice system, and consequently I have chosen to commute your sentence now,’ Polis wrote.” Read more at AP News
“WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope.
That was a common sentiment as people around the world began welcoming in the new year.
In many places, New Year’s Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Even before omicron hit, many people were happy to say goodbye to a second grinding year of the pandemic.
But so far, at least, the omicron surge hasn’t resulted in the same levels of hospitalizations and deaths as previous outbreaks — especially among vaccinated people — offering a glimmer of hope for 2022.
New Zealand was one of the first places to celebrate the new year with a low-key lights display projected onto Auckland landmarks, including the Sky Tower and Harbor Bridge. That replaced the traditional fireworks show. While there hasn’t yet been any community spread of omicron in New Zealand, authorities still wanted to discourage crowds gathering.” Read more at AP News
“A jury on Thursday found that an opioid manufacturer and distributor contributed to the deadly opioid crisis in New York, inundating the state with prescription painkillers that led to thousands of deaths.
The American division of Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israeli-based company that produces generic and branded opioids, and a handful of subsidiary companies were found liable in a sprawling, six-month trial that sought to reckon with the role that the pharmaceutical industry played in the opioid epidemic in two hard-hit New York counties and across the state.
The case is only the second opioid-related lawsuit to reach a jury verdict, among thousands of similar claims around the country filed by municipalities, tribes and states, who are closely watching these outcomes for hints about how to proceed in their own cases.
Last month, a federal jury in Ohio found three retail pharmacy chains liable for their role in the epidemic. But the New York trial is the first to include different types of companies in the opioid supply chain.” Read more at New York Times
“Nearly 1,200 flights in the U.S. were canceled by midday Thursday. About half as many have already been scrapped for Friday as well, according to FlightAware, as a coronavirus surge continued to disrupt U.S. air travel. The tally included domestic flights and those into and out of the U.S.” Read more at Wall Street Journal
“DES MOINES, Iowa — An armed California man was arrested recently in Iowa while allegedly on his way to the White House.
Police say the man, identified as 25-year-old Kuachua Brillion Xiong, had an assault rifle and ammunition in his possession, as well as a "hit list" that named President Joe Biden; Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical advisor; Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, formerly known as Facebook; and former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Xiong was pulled over on Dec. 21 after police observed him driving aggressively, according to a criminal complaint. Police suspected he could be planning criminal activity due to the man’s behavior. During the traffic stop he ‘began talking about his disapproval for government due to the sex abuse of children, some of which that has occurred by President Biden,’ he said.
Xiong was taken to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office for further questioning.
During an interview, Xiong allegedly told authorities he'd worked at a grocery store in Merced, California, until two months ago – and that his employment was a ‘cover until called upon by God to combat evil demons in the White House,’ according to the criminal complaint.
Police say Xiong said he allegedly began gathering equipment to carry out the deed, including an assault rifle with magazines, ammunition, body armor, medical supplies, dark clothing, a grappling hook, food and cash, according to the complaint.
Xiong allegedly told to police that he left his home in Sacramento on Dec. 18 to drive straight to the White House to kill people in power, and added that he would not have stopped if he had not been pulled over by the authorities, the complaint details.” Read more at USA Today
“Virginia’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking a court-ordered monitor for the police force in the small town of Windsor, in the Hampton Roads area, where a Black military officer was subjected to a violent traffic stop that sparked outrage after video of the incident became public last spring.
The lawsuit follows a months-long inquiry in which Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) said his office found a pattern of discriminatory behavior by Windsor police, including excessive traffic stops of African Americans, in violation of the Virginia Human Rights Act and the Virginia Public Integrity and Law Enforcement Misconduct Act.
The legal action, filed in state court, comes a year after Army Lt. Caron Nazario, wearing his military fatigues, was held at gunpoint, struck, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed by Windsor police after they stopped him on Dec. 5, 2020, because his newly purchased SUV lacked permanent license plates. He said a temporary tag was taped to a window.” Read more at Washington Post
“It’s been a record-breaking December for snow in California, as a series of winter storms have blasted the state in the past few weeks. Experts say a big water year, along with real drought recovery, is possible if storms continue in the coming months.
Statewide snow water equivalent, or the amount of water found in snowpack, is now 159 percent of normal, after dipping to just 15 percent of normal in early December. Much of the state is now well above normal for the water year to date, and reservoir levels are rising.
As of Tuesday, dire drought conditions have also drastically eased across the West, especially in California. More than half the state is under severe drought — a major improvement from last week when around 80 percent of the state suffered from the more severe ‘extreme’ and ‘exceptional’ drought levels.” Read more at Boston Globe
“ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A 3-year-old North Carolina girl who accidentally shot herself on Christmas day has died.
Aylee Gordon succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital on Dec. 28, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Johnny Duncan wrote in a press release.
Gordon was playing with her new bicycle in the city of Edneyville in southwest North Carolina around 2 p.m. on Dec. 25 when she picked up a 9 mm pistol and accidentally shot herself in the head, a 911 call recording after the incident revealed.
She was airlifted to a nearby Mission Hospital where she received emergency surgery and made it through the night ‘heavily sedated,’ according to a GoFundMe page set up by family friend Denise Hunter.” Read more at USA Today
“A record number of states and cities will raise their minimum wages in 2022, with many exceeding $15, Axios' Oriana Gonzalez reports.
Why it matters: Since the start of the pandemic, workers have been quitting in droves, citing low pay as a major culprit.
An analysis by the National Employment Law Project found 25 states and 56 municipalities will raise their minimum wages by the end of 2022.
In California and New York, as well as 47 cities and counties, the wage floor will meet or exceed $15 per hour by the end of 2022.
Context: Next November marks the 10-year anniversary of Fight for $15, a campaign led by workers of color demanding a $15 minimum wage.
Reality check: 20 states haven't raised their minimum wages above the federal level, which has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009.
Go deeper.” Read more at Axios
“Cruise lines are facing pressure to temporarily cease sailing as they grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks and plunge back into crisis mode, Axios' Nathan Bomey reports.
The CDC today recommended travelers avoid cruises, even if they're vaccinated.
Stock prices of cruise lines tumbled on the news. (Bloomberg)
91 ships were facing CDC probes into COVID cases. Go deeper.” Read more at Axios
“Biden is trying to speed up the permitting process for new power lines. The White House wants to increase federal involvement in building high-voltage lines, which often takes years, as part of an effort to accelerate renewable energy growth. Approvals often encounter regional opposition and face years of delays.” Read more at Wall Street Journal
“Eric Adams postponed his indoor inauguration ceremony, and will instead be sworn in as New York City’s mayor after midnight in Times Square.” Read more at New York Times
“Former President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan said he fled the country to prevent the destruction of Kabul as Taliban fighters advanced on the capital, offering the most detailed defense of his actions since the government’s collapse in August.
Mr. Ghani, speaking on the BBC in an interview broadcast on Thursday — his first interview since he fled — said his sudden departure was the ‘hardest’ decision he made. He said that even in the hours before he boarded a helicopter and was spirited out of the country, he did not know it would be his last day in his homeland.
The Taliban had largely surrounded Kabul and panic gripped the city when Mr. Ghani, along with his wife and close associates, fled on the afternoon of Aug. 15.
Mr. Ghani told BBC’s Radio 4 that if he had taken ‘a stand,’ the presidential palace security guards would have been killed.
‘And they were not capable of defending me,’ he added.
‘Two different factions of the Taliban were closing in from two different directions,’ Mr. Ghani said. ‘And the possibility of a massive conflict between them that would destroy the city of five million and bring havoc to the people was enormous.’
The decision to leave was frenzied, he said, and he was not given ‘more than two minutes’ to get ready for the flight out of the country.
More than three months later, he is well aware of the criticisms from many corners that he abandoned his nation when he was needed most.
‘My life work has been destroyed,’ he said. ‘My values had been trampled on. And I have been made a scapegoat.’
But he once again defended his actions.
‘I had to sacrifice myself in order to save Kabul,’ he said.
The Taliban took full control of Kabul hours after Mr. Ghani’s escape and the collapse of his security forces. Three days later, Mr. Ghani resurfaced in the United Arab Emirates, where he has been living since then.” Read more at New York Times
“SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced by drought and war, a woman is fighting to save her daughter.
Aziz Gul’s husband sold the 10-year-old girl into marriage without telling his wife, taking a down-payment so he could feed his family of five children. Without that money, he told her, they would all starve. He had to sacrifice one to save the rest.
Many of Afghanistan’s growing number of destitute people are making desperate decisions such as these as their nation spirals into a vortex of poverty.
The aid-dependent country’s economy was already teetering when the Taliban seized power in mid-August amid a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. The international community froze Afghanistan’s assets abroad and halted all funding, unwilling to work with a Taliban government given its reputation for brutality during its previous rule 20 years ago.” Read more at AP News
“Lives Lived: For four decades, Ben McFall incarnated the erudite but easygoing spirit of Manhattan’s Strand bookstore. And for much of that time, he had sole oversight of the fiction section. McFall has died at 73.” Read more at New York Times
“Restaurant trend predictions include avocado coffee (an Indonesian delicacy), gourmet egg sandwiches and Burger King Whoppers made with Halloumi cheese instead of burgers.
Why it matters: As the pandemic lingers, it's shaping what ingredients are available as well as how we eat, Jennifer A. Kingson writes for Axios What's Next.
Aaron Jourden, a senior research manager at Technomic, and his team scour menus from 25 countries to glean trends about rising dishes, including plant-based eggs.
One forecast: ‘Avocado coffee will expand out of Indonesia and other parts of Asia into global markets.’
The drink, known as jus alpukat, is typically made with avocado, condensed milk and either coffee or chocolate.
Breakfast is rising in global clout, with more chefs making hand-held egg sandwiches with gourmet ingredients, to eat on the go.
And salty foods are poised for a big run.
"Salt is the new fat — an indulgent flavor enhancer sought after for its craveable comfort capabilities," Technomic says in a separate report on 2022 trends.
That includes cocktails with saltwater.
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