Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Target to open at midnight:
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Different women, same accusations against ex-cop:
Different women, same accusations against ex-cop
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
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A third alleged victim takes the stand in the trial of a former San
Acid bomb explodes in Ocean Beach neighborhood:
Acid bomb explodes in Ocean Beach neighborhood
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
KFMB San Diego 0:34 | 173 views
San Diego police and arson investigators are searching for the
NFL Week 8 preview:
NFL Week 8 preview
Wed, Oct 26, 2011
AP 2:08 | 969 views
AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews three top games in the
Ohio teacher convicted in student sex case:
Ohio teacher convicted in student sex case
12 hrs ago
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A high school teacher was convicted Thursday of having sex with five students, some of them football players, after an Ohio judge rejected an insanity defense that argued the teens took advantage of her. (Oct. 27)
Mrs. Nevada Caught for Scamming People out of Millions:
Mrs. Nevada Caught for Scamming People out of Millions
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
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Raw Video: World's largest gold coin:
Raw Video: World's largest gold coin
3 hrs ago
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The largest and most valuable gold coin in the world has been unveiled at the Perth Mint in Australia. It weighs over 2,000 pounds and is worth nearly 57 million dollars. (Oct. 28)
Lynx Bus Hits School Bus In Orange Co.:
Lynx Bus Hits School Bus In Orange Co.
8 hrs ago
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A Lynx bus is involved in a crash
Authorities Address Rampant Prescription Pill Abuse:
Authorities Address Rampant Prescription Pill Abuse
1 hr 45 mins ago
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Volusia County officials say they are making efforts to address the
Ocala Officers Arrested In Identity Theft Scheme:
Ocala Officers Arrested In Identity Theft Scheme
1 hr 47 mins ago
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An Ocala police officer and several other people were arrested in an
Thursday, October 27, 2011
A Grandfathers pride, my Grandson is on the front cover:
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my daughter about my grandson, not only is he doing well, he made the front cover of the local magazine
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A's in all her subjects, and has won awards in school from the time she began school I'm so proud of
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With so many things in this world going wrong, I am happy about the news that I received today from
my daughter about my grandson, not only is he doing well, he made the front cover of the local magazine
Communication Matters. I'm also very proud of my grand daughter, she has made
A's in all her subjects, and has won awards in school from the time she began school I'm so proud of
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Deadly Women: Sisters Kill Mom With Help From the Internet:
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Deadly Women: Sisters Kill Mom With Help From the Internet : Video : Investigation Discovery
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Expert: Anesthetic effects on Jackson unclear:
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Raw Video: Buildings, vehicles on fire in Homs:
Amateur video has emerged purportedly showing houses and vehicles on fire in Syria's central province of Homs, allegedly caused by shelling from government tanks and artillery. (October 23)
Raw Video: Buildings, vehicles on fire in Homs
1 hr 59 mins ago
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Amateur video has emerged purportedly showing houses and
CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe explains why Turkey is earthquake-prone:
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Where elves and demon hunters gather:
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Friday, October 21, 2011
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hillary Clinton Reacts to Moammar Gadhafi's Capture:
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Cloned coyotes:
South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk (R) and Gyeonggi province governor Kim Moon-su (2nd R) hold a cloned coyote during a donation ceremony at a wildlife protection centre in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, October 17, 2011. Hwang on Monday donated eight coyotes that he and his research team at the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation cloned to help the endangered species, to the Gyeonggi provincial government, local media reported. Hwang was ...
more South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk (R) and Gyeonggi province governor Kim Moon-su (2nd R) hold a cloned coyote during a donation ceremony at a wildlife protection centre in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, October 17, 2011. Hwang on Monday donated eight coyotes that he and his research team at the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation cloned to help the endangered species, to the Gyeonggi provincial government, local media reported. Hwang was at the heart of a research fraud case in 2005, where a team he led was found by review boards to have manipulated key data in its studies on cloning stem cells. South Korea, considered then a global leader in human embryonic stem cell research, all but put stem cell research into deep freeze as a result of the scandal. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ANIMALS)
less Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, right, and Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-su hold a coyote, which is claimed to be cloned, during a donation ceremony at a farm in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. A South Korean team led by Hwang is claiming to have cloned coyotes for the first time. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-keun) KOREA OUTCloned Coyotes Claimed by Once-Disgraced Korean Scientist (ABC News)Coyotes claimed to be cloned by disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk and his team are shown at a farm in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. A South Korean team led by Hwang is claiming to have cloned coyotes for the first time. (AP Photo/Yohap, Shin Young-keun) KOREA OUT
more South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk (R) and Gyeonggi province governor Kim Moon-su (2nd R) hold a cloned coyote during a donation ceremony at a wildlife protection centre in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, October 17, 2011. Hwang on Monday donated eight coyotes that he and his research team at the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation cloned to help the endangered species, to the Gyeonggi provincial government, local media reported. Hwang was at the heart of a research fraud case in 2005, where a team he led was found by review boards to have manipulated key data in its studies on cloning stem cells. South Korea, considered then a global leader in human embryonic stem cell research, all but put stem cell research into deep freeze as a result of the scandal. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ANIMALS)
less Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, right, and Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-su hold a coyote, which is claimed to be cloned, during a donation ceremony at a farm in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. A South Korean team led by Hwang is claiming to have cloned coyotes for the first time. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-keun) KOREA OUTCloned Coyotes Claimed by Once-Disgraced Korean Scientist (ABC News)Coyotes claimed to be cloned by disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk and his team are shown at a farm in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. A South Korean team led by Hwang is claiming to have cloned coyotes for the first time. (AP Photo/Yohap, Shin Young-keun) KOREA OUT
Monday, October 17, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Car Crash Into Store Leads To Police-Involved Shooting:
#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fkansascitykmbc-18211647%252Fcar-crash-into-store-leads-to-police-involved-shooting-26905156.html: Car Crash Into Store Leads To Police-Involved Shooting
Friday, October 14, 2011
Anti-tax crusader questions Cain's "999" plan:
Anti-tax crusader questions Cain's "999" plan;
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. anti-tax activist Grover Norquist questioned Republican presidential contender Herman Cain's "999" tax reform plan on Friday, saying it opened the door to future tax increases.
For Norquist -- founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, a powerful anti-tax lobbying group -- that is a future not to be tolerated.
"I applaud (Cain's) idea of having radically lower rates," Norquist said in an interview with Reuters Insider. "However, he creates three different taxes. Every one could rise in the future. That's my concern."
Norquist's group has persuaded hundreds of Republicans, and a few Democrats, to sign a pledge promising never to support any type of tax increase.
At a time of sky-high deficits, most Republicans are refusing to consider tax increases of any kind -- even closing corporate loopholes -- as part of balancing the U.S. budget and overhauling the nation's tax code.
Asked if he was confident about the political wisdom of such a stand, reinforced by his group's pledge, Norquist said he had no concerns about next year's elections.
"I'm very confident," he said, that voters are looking for candidates who will say, "'I'm not going to raise your taxes, period.' It's a winning political position."
Between now and then, he said, he sees the potential for two substantive tax changes. One would give multinational corporations a tax break on repatriating foreign profits.
Another would extend a tax break that lets businesses write off the full value of purchasing certain equipment.Norquist said he was pessimistic about the prospects for a thorough tax code overhaul before the November 2012 election. "I don't think there is time."
CAIN'S '999'
Cain's plan for 9 percent income, corporate and national sales tax rates had strengths and weaknesses, Norquist said.
Comparing Cain's plan with European value-added, or VAT, taxes, Norquist said VAT started "with low rates and they all grew."
Cain, a former pizza executive, has surged among Republican presidential candidates in recent opinion polls. He led the field in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll this week.
In a Republican debate on Tuesday, the other candidates attacked Cain's plan for establishing a federal sales tax.
Liberal critics have said his plan would benefit wealthy taxpayers at the expense of middle-and lower-income earners.
Norquist said he preferred a tax plan introduced by Republican Representative Paul Ryan that would cut the top individual and corporate tax rates to 25 percent from 35 percent.The Ryan fiscal 2012 budget plan was approved by the House of Representatives, but did not pass the Senate.
"It's the safer way" to achieve tax reform, Norquist said of Ryan's budget.Americans for Tax Reform was founded in 1985 at the request of then-President Ronald Reagan.
Over the years, Norquist has won fame for attacking, and often defeating, candidates who did not sign his pledge.
In the current Congress, seven Republican senators and six of 242 House Republicans have not signed it.
Earlier this month, Republican Representative Frank Wolf said the pledge was "paralyzing Congress" and was "a roadblock to realistically reforming our tax code."
(Editing by Peter Cooney) Americans For Tax Reform member Grover Norquist speaks to an audience at the 38th …
The most dangerous cartel on Earth:
The most dangerous cartel on Earth | Around the World - Yahoo! News: The most dangerous cartel on Earth
By Christiane Amanpour, Matthew Drake, David Miller & Michael Kim | Around the World – 14 hrs agotweet24Share1EmailPrintWe typically think of Mexican drug cartels operating solely in Latin America and moving drugs into the US. So it came as a surprise when news broke that the Iranian government had plans to hire members of a Mexican drug cartel to carry out an assassination on the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington DC. So who is this Cartel? They're called Los Zetas.
They began as a group of 31 Mexican Special Forces troops who abandoned their post in the late 90's to defend high ranking members of the Gulf drug cartel. Now they're independent of the Gulf Cartel and have members in the thousands and are the No. 1 organization responsible for the majority of homicides, narcotic-related homicides, beheadings, kidnappings, and the extortions that take place in Mexico.
Their murderous ways have become so prevalent in Mexico that a group seeking vigilante justice has begun targeting members of Los Zeta. The group, Mata Zeta, or the Zeta Killers, recently dumped the tied and beaten bodies of 35 members of Los Zeta on a highway during rush hour in Veracruz.
If you're wondering why you know so little about this cartel, it helps to know that since 2000, 74 journalists have been killed in Mexico, making it difficult for outsiders to receive accurate information.
This week on Around the World Christiane Amanpour looks deeper into Los Zeta and speaks with Navarro Bello, General Director of Zeta Magazine, for perspective on the issue.
By Christiane Amanpour, Matthew Drake, David Miller & Michael Kim | Around the World – 14 hrs agotweet24Share1EmailPrintWe typically think of Mexican drug cartels operating solely in Latin America and moving drugs into the US. So it came as a surprise when news broke that the Iranian government had plans to hire members of a Mexican drug cartel to carry out an assassination on the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington DC. So who is this Cartel? They're called Los Zetas.
They began as a group of 31 Mexican Special Forces troops who abandoned their post in the late 90's to defend high ranking members of the Gulf drug cartel. Now they're independent of the Gulf Cartel and have members in the thousands and are the No. 1 organization responsible for the majority of homicides, narcotic-related homicides, beheadings, kidnappings, and the extortions that take place in Mexico.
Their murderous ways have become so prevalent in Mexico that a group seeking vigilante justice has begun targeting members of Los Zeta. The group, Mata Zeta, or the Zeta Killers, recently dumped the tied and beaten bodies of 35 members of Los Zeta on a highway during rush hour in Veracruz.
If you're wondering why you know so little about this cartel, it helps to know that since 2000, 74 journalists have been killed in Mexico, making it difficult for outsiders to receive accurate information.
This week on Around the World Christiane Amanpour looks deeper into Los Zeta and speaks with Navarro Bello, General Director of Zeta Magazine, for perspective on the issue.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Guilty verdict in Conn. home-invasion trial:
FILE - This June 2007 file photo provided by Dr. William Petit Jr., shows Dr. Petit, left, with his daughters Michaela, front, Hayley, center rear, and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, on Cape Cod, Mass. Dr. Petit was severely beaten and his wife and two daughters were killed during a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., July 23, 2007. (AP Photo/William Petit, File)
Will Joshua Komisarjevsky take the stand in an effort to avoid the death penalty in the triple murder trial stemming from the Petit family home invasion of 2007.
Hedge founder gets 11 years in insider trade probe:
Hedge founder gets 11 years in insider trade probe;
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The defense asked for leniency partly based on Rajaratnam's "failing health" and his "unique constellation of ailments."
FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, Raj Rajaratnam, billionaire co-founder of …
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NEW YORK (AP) — A former billionaire described by the government as "the modern face of illegal insider trading" was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison, the longest insider trading sentence ever but far short of the two decades sought by prosecutors.
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam also was fined $10 million and ordered to forfeit $53.8 million by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Holwell, who said he concluded that Rajaratnam made well over $50 million in profits from his illegal trades.
"His crimes and the scope of his crimes reflect a virus in our business culture that needs to be eradicated," Holwell said. "When the integrity of the marketplace is called into question, the public suffers."
The sentence eclipsed by one year the prison term given to one of Rajaratnam's co-defendants just weeks ago.
The Sri Lanka-born Rajaratnam, 54, was ordered to report to a yet-to-be-designated prison on Nov. 28. His lawyers asked that he be allowed to report to the medical facility at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina, where Bernard Madoff is serving his 150-year sentence after admitting to a multi-decade Ponzi scheme that cheated thousands of people out of billions of dollars.
The judge gave Rajaratnam leniency, citing his need for a kidney transplant and his advanced diabetes. And he credited Rajaratnam's charitable work, which he called "the defendant's responsiveness to and care for the less privileged." The judge cited Rajaratnam's work to help victims of the earthquake in Pakistan and Sept. 11, among others.
Asked if he wished to speak, Rajaratnam said only, "No thank you." He has been a quiet presence at all his court proceedings, declining even to sit at the defense table during his trial. When he stepped off the elevator on the floor of his courtroom Thursday, he was carrying a water bottle and casually asked no one in particular: "Which way?"
The sentencing culminates a series of convictions and sentencings that followed the October 2009 announcement of Rajaratnam's arrest. More than two dozen people were arrested; all were convicted. The other defendants got sentences ranging from a few months to 10 years. The probe touched off a related investigation of those on Wall Street who corrupt the research purpose of networking firms by letting unscrupulous public company employees spill secrets to hedge fund managers.
The case drew intense coverage in much the way the prosecutions of Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky had two decades before. Boesky was a stock speculator who pleaded guilty to charges and was released in 1990 after serving two years in prison. Milken was known as the junk bond king. He pleaded guilty to securities violations in 1989, served 22 months in prison and paid a $200 million fine.
The Rejaratnam probe relied heavily on the most extensive use of wiretaps ever for a white-collar case, capturing conversations in which Rajaratnam and his co-conspirators could be heard gleefully celebrating their inside information.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Reed Brodsky told Holwell before the sentence was announced that Rajaratnam made up to $75 million in illegal profits from insider trading he indulged in since at least the late 1990s as he led one of the world's largest hedge funds. The government has said he switched so much money around within his multibillion dollar funds that the movement of price in individual stocks could be traced to his trading whims.
"Today you sentence a man who is the modern face of illegal insider trading," Brodsky told Holwell. "He is arguably the most egregious insider trader to face sentencing in a courthouse in the United States."
The prosecutor said Rajaratnam went about his crime in a "brazen, pervasive and egregious" manner, corrupting at least 20 fellow traders and at least 16 insiders with a lust for the millions of dollars that can flow to anyone who gets an edge in the securities markets. He said at least 19 public companies were victims of his crimes.
"The duration of his crimes was extraordinary," Brodsky said.
Prosecutors had asked Holwell to send Rajaratnam to prison for at least 19½ years for his May conviction on securities fraud charges. They said federal sentencing guidelines called for up to 24½ years. A Probation Department report recommended a 15-year sentence.
Attorney Terence Lynam told Holwell that Rajaratnam should receive credit for his considerable charitable works and he urged compassion for his illnesses.
"Any lengthy term of imprisonment will surely shorten his life," he said. "Based on the conduct for which he was convicted, he does not deserve to die in prison."
Lawyers for the Sri Lanka native argued for 6½ to 9 years. They said the illegal profits actually total around $7 million, when the trades at his Galleon Group are disregarded.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara recalled telling an audience when he announced charges against Rajaratnam two years ago that the case was a wake-up call for Wall Street.
"We can only hope that this case will be the wake-up call we said it should be," he said in the statement Thursday. "It is a sad conclusion to what once seemed to be a glittering story. ... Privileged professionals do not get a free pass to pursue profit through corrupt means."
In another statement, FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk said Rajaratnam was no different from so many others who claim "superior research and acumen" gave them superior results in the stock markets.
"In fact, as his trial determined, he relied on — indeed, actively cultivated — insider information. His considerable fortune was built on a clandestine network of corruption and concealment," she said.
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Associated Press Writer Karen Matthews contributed to this report.
8 killed in Southern California salon shooting:
8 killed in Southern California salon shooting;
"She could gab away. She was one of those girlfriends you could never get enough of. She made you smile and she made you laugh," Salveson said.
- Scott Evans Dekraai, 42, of Huntington Beach, is pictured in this booking photo released …
- A police officer talks to onlookers near the site where six people were killed and …
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Every hair-dressing station was full at Salon Meritage when a gunman burst through the door and began shooting, sending terrified customers diving for cover. The shooter then stepped outside, shot a man sitting in a truck in the parking lot and sped off.
By the time it was all over Wednesday, eight people were dead and another one in critical condition in Seal Beach, a resort town so calm the police spokesman couldn't even recall the last homicide.
"There was like a 'pop pop' ... and my receptionist screamed out, 'He just shot that man' and we all went into the bathroom and called 911," said Kimberly Criswell, who owns a salon two doors away and knew many hairstylists at Salon Meritage. "I'm sure I've lost some friends today."
Police arrested 42-year-old Scott Dekraai about a half-mile from the scene but did not release a motive or any other details.
In all, one man and five women died at the salon, one man and one woman died after being sent to a nearby hospital, and one woman remained in critical condition. Their names have not been released.
Friends of the salon owner and other employees said Dekraai was the ex-husband of a stylist who worked there. One of the licensed cosmetologists at the salon was listed as Michelle Dekraai.
One witness, Glenn Zachman, said police placed plastic bags over the man's hands to preserve possible gunshot residue.
The man was cooperative when officers, working from a description of the shooter, stopped him near the salon, Bowles said.
Kari Salveson of Los Alamitos, who attended a service for the victims at SeaCoast Grace Church in Seal Beach, said she had known Michelle Dekraai for more than 10 years and was aware that she and her ex-husband were involved in a bitter custody dispute over their son, who is about 7 or 8 years old.
She said Michelle Dekraai made her every visit to the salon special.
In Huntington Beach, people were shocked to learn that one of the friendliest men in the neighborhood had been arrested for the shootings.
Dekraai's neighbors described him as an outgoing man who invited them over for pool parties at the house he'd lived in for about six years. They said he doted on his son, playing catch with the boy in his yard.
Neighbors said they were aware Dekraai was in a custody battle with his ex-wife.
"It was a very difficult battle and he was trying to get more time" with his son, said Jo Cornhall, who lives across the street.
Next-door neighbor Stephanie Malchow, 29, last saw Dekraai on Tuesday morning as she was leaving for work. She was shocked when she saw the photo of the stocky man with thinning hair being detained by Seal Beach police.
"I'm like, no, not this neighbor, no way, he's the nicest guy ever," Malchow said.
Dekraai married his current wife two or three years ago in his backyard, said Malchow, who attended the wedding.
"He seemed very happy, he was just so happy he found someone new who loved his son," she said.
Dekraai walked with a limp after a tug boat accident that killed a fellow tug boat operator about two miles off the coast in 2007. Cornhall said he uses a brace for his leg.
Police were still trying to determine the sequence of events inside the shop. They wouldn't say what type of weapon was used or if the gunman used more than one.
"We're unsure at this point if he shot from the entrance and people, as they were shot, ran in seeking cover or seeking shelter, but we have fatalities throughout the salon," Bowles told reporters.
Seal Beach has seen just one other homicide in the past four years, and Bowles said Wednesday's killings were the greatest tragedy to ever strike the seaside town.
The downtown is dotted with salons, restaurants, antique shops and boutiques clustered just blocks from a beach and pier popular with teenagers and young families. Many residents live and work within walking distance of the ocean.
"It's like Mayberry in the middle of Los Angeles," said Doyle Surratt, lead pastor of SeaCoast Grace Church. "We're small and all the kids go to school together."
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Associated Press writers John Rogers and Michael R. Blood in Los Angeles and Amy Taxin in Huntington Beach contributed to this report.
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