As President Obama headed to the Florida Panhandle for a vacation with the family, he felt the need to drag his teleprompter along (h/t Freedom’s Lighthouse ): Swimsuit? Check. Sunscreen? Got it. Insect repellent? Yep . Teleprompter? Teleprompter? The Teleprompter of the United States: Don’t leave home without it!
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The Sunday New York Times lunged toward the “extreme weather caused by global warming” party line again, with a front-pager by Justin Gillis forthrightly headlined “In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming.” The article was loaded with the usual gassy Gore-style greenhouse gurus – from Kevin Trenberth to Gavin Schmidt. The skeptics received a single paragraph, number 16, followed immediately by reporter rebuttal: Climate-change skeptics dispute such statistical arguments, contending that climatologists do not know enough about long-range patterns to draw definitive links between global warming and weather extremes. They cite events like the heat and drought of the 1930s as evidence that extreme weather is nothing new. Those were indeed dire heat waves, contributing to the Dust Bowl, which dislocated millions of Americans and changed the population structure of the United States. But most researchers trained in climate analysis, while acknowledging that weather data in parts of the world are not as good as they would like, offer evidence to show that weather extremes are getting worse. The Nashville flood earlier this year was largely ignored by the national press – but not today, when it figures into the liberal argument. Gillis began: The floods battered New England, then Nashville, then Arkansas, then Oklahoma — and were followed by a deluge in Pakistan that has upended the lives of 20 million people. The summer’s heat waves baked the eastern United States, parts of Africa and eastern Asia, and above all Russia, which lost millions of acres of wheat and thousands of lives in a drought worse than any other in the historical record. Seemingly disconnected, these far-flung disasters are reviving the question of whether global warming is causing more weather extremes. The collective answer of the scientific community can be boiled down to a single word: probably. The story also ended on the familiar note that carbon overload is a constantly unfolding humanitarian disaster: Certain recent weather events were so extreme that a few scientists are shedding their traditional reluctance to ascribe specific disasters to global warming. After a heat wave in Europe in 2003 that killed an estimated 50,000 people, the worst such catastrophe for that region in the historical record, scientists published detailed analyses suggesting that it would not have been as severe in a climate uninfluenced by greenhouse gases. And Dr. Trenberth has published work suggesting that Hurricane Katrina dumped at least somewhat more rain on the Gulf Coast because the storm was intensified by global warming. “It’s not the right question to ask if this storm or that storm is due to global warming, or is it natural variability,” Dr. Trenberth said. “Nowadays, there’s always an element of both.”
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One out of three U.S. counties is facing a greater risk of water shortages by mid-century due to global warming, finds a new report by Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council. For 412 of these counties the risk of water shortages will be “extremely high,” according to the report, a 14-fold increase from previous estimates. In the Great Plains and Southwest United States, water sustainability is at extreme risk finds the report, which is based on publicly available water use data from across the United States. “This analysis shows climate change will take a serious toll on water supplies throughout the country in the coming decades, with over one out of three U.S. counties facing greater risks of water shortages,” said Dan Lashof, director of the Climate Center at NRDC. “Water shortages can strangle economic development and agricultural production and affected communities.” “As a result,” he said, “cities and states will bear real and significant costs if Congress fails to take the steps necessary to slow down and reverse the warming trend.” Counties shown in dark red are at greatest risk of water shortage by 2050. (Map courtesy Tetra Tech) The report, issued Tuesday, finds that 14 states face an extreme or high risk to water sustainability, or are likely to see limitations on water availability as demand exceeds supply by 2050. These areas include parts of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Sujoy Roy, principal engineer and lead report author, Tetra Tech, said, “The goal of the analysis is to identify regions where potential stresses, and the need to do something about them, may be the greatest.” “We used publicly available data on current water withdrawals for different sectors of the economy, such as irrigation, cooling for power generation, and municipal supply, and estimated future demands using business-as-usual scenarios of growth,” Roy explained. “We then compared these future withdrawals to a measure of renewable water supply in 2050, based on a set of 16 global climate model projections of temperature and precipitation, to identify regions that may be stressed by water availability,” Roy said. “These future stresses are related to changes in precipitation as well as the likelihood of increased demand in some regions.” The report also is based on climate projections from a set of models used in recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change work to evaluate withdrawals related to renewable water supply. Water withdrawal will grow by 25 percent in many areas of the United States, including the arid Arizona-New Mexico area, the populated areas in the South Atlantic region, Florida, the Mississippi River basin, and Washington, D.C. and surrounding regions, the analysis projects. added by: JanforGore
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BREAKING NEWS 3:44 PM ET Judge Says Ban on Gay Marriage Can End on Aug. 18 _____ CNN BREAKING NEWS Judge lifts temporary stay on same-sex marriage in California. Couples may wed beginning August 18. _____ LOS ANGELES TIMES BREAKING NEWS Judge keeps gay-marriage ruling on hold By Maura Dolan | 12:44 p.m. The federal judge who last week overturned the state's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, agreed to a continued hold on his ruling while foes appeal. added by: EthicalVegan
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When even the New York Times and CNN are admitting that the United States faces not only a double-dip recession but potentially a new great depression, any alarm bells that have not been rung should now be sounding loudly. Following in the footsteps of the New York Times’ Paul Krugman, who in June wrote that the United States had entered a third depression similar to the Long Depression of the 19th century, CNN Money carried an article yesterday brazenly entitled, Is this finally the economic collapse?. The piece, written by Keith R. McCullough, points out that the Fed’s announcement that it will start buying Treasury debt, is a “crossing the Rubicon” moment and “could lead the country to the brink of collapse”. “Crossing the 90% debt/GDP threshold is the equivalent of crossing the proverbial Rubicon of economic growth. It’s a point from which it’s almost impossible to return,” states the article, adding that the market has not responded to quantitative easing so to engage in more of the same would be completely futile. “With 40.8 million Americans on food stamps (record high) and 45% of the unemployed having been seeking employment for 27 weeks or more (record high), what’s left if (or when) QE2 doesn’t kick start GDP growth? Should we start begging for QE3? Should we cancel the bomb of the National Association of Realtors’ existing home sales report, scheduled for public release on August 24th? Or should we bite the bullet and accept that current economic policy dictates 0% returns-on-savings, even as Washington continues to lever-up our future to the point of economic collapse?” writes McCullough. The Dow Jones slipped by 265 points yesterday as both the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve indicated that, as we predicted all along, the happy clappers who blithely talked of “robust recovery” were in fact completely wrong and now that the futile and transitory life-support machine of quantitative easing has been turned off, the picture looks almost as bad as when the crisis began in 2008. Predictions on GDP growth seem to be shrinking by the day as Ben Bernanke greases the skids for QE2 – a fresh round of printing money out of thin air, destroying the long term value of the dollar which has already had 9 consecutive down weeks since June but ensuring the central bankers that run the United States continue to reap lucrative interest payments on the spiraling national debt. The U.S. government, via the taxpayer, paid out nearly $20 billion in interest on debt last month alone, as the Federal Reserve enjoys record profits, only 20 per cent of which is returned to the Treasury…. Continued at: http://www.prisonplanet.com/fed-leads-america-to-the-brink-of-collapse.html added by: Dagum
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If you’re not interested in having Will Ferrell lecture you on the evils of capitalism this coming weekend and would instead prefer to cozy up at home before the warm glow of plasma with a cold one in one hand a Redbox receipt in the other, here are five fairly new-to-DVD flicks that won’t leave you feeling sucker punched. 1. The Road: Director John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winner was unforgivably snubbed for Oscar consideration last year, as was leading man Viggo Mortensen for his heart-wrenching work as a widowed father leading his adolescent son across a dangerous, barren post-apocalyptic America. Muted, heartbreaking, and yet hopeful, this is a story about a father teaching his son about what it takes to survive at any cost other than losing your humanity. Perfectly acted, beautifully directed and paced in such a way that casts an hypnotic spell, “The Road” is part Christian allegory, part zombie movie, and boasts an unforgettable cameo by Robert Duvall. 2. From Paris With Love : Pierre Morel, the director of “Taken,” returns to familiar ground with yet another satisfying action-thriller unafraid to portray Islamic terrorists as Islamic terrorists. In his best gonzo, wild-eyed, crazy guy performance yet, John Travolta plays an unpredictable but competent spy with an unapologetic love for America and a fresh partner, James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an ambitious aide to the U.S. Ambassador in Paris. While nowhere near as well-crafted or morally satisfying and righteous as “Taken,” you’re still in for a fast-paced time, a couple of unexpected plot twists, and plenty of action. —– 3. Dear John : Based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestseller, director Lasse Hallstrom plays it surprisingly straight in order to effectively tell a wartime romance that’s every bit as earnest, sincere, and refreshingly irony free as what you might catch on Turner Classic Movies. Just before the 9/11 atrocity, John Tyree (Channing Tatum) is on leave from the Army when he meets Savannah (a very good Amanda Seyfried). They quickly fall in love and pledge to begin a life together as soon as John’s military obligation comes to an end. After the towers fall, John chooses to do his duty and re-enlist, a decision that will have greater consequences than either could have ever imagined. You will be amazed at the respect given to morality our military and our country in this sleeper, the first studio film since the War on Terror began to do so. A real gem and an ending poignant enough to stay with you for a while. —– 4. Book of Eli : Denzel Washington badassing his way across a post-apocalyptic desert littered with cannibals and marauders? Sold. But as with all great B-flicks a simple yet universal theme drives the plot even more than the action, and in this case that theme is the importance and power of a Christian faith still alive and real in a world where little else is. Never once does this satisfying actioner ever flinch away from, apologize for, or attempt to co-opt what Eli’s book, the last Bible on Earth, means. In a moment of uncharacteristic artistic maturity and restraint, the filmmakers leave that completely up to you. —– 5. Brooklyn’s Finest : Told with the muscle and grit we’ve come to expect from director Antoine Fuqua (”Training Day”), Brooklyn’s Finest are three borough cops, each on the precipice of life-changing decisions. A superb Richard Gere plays the beat cop, too old for his uniform but unwilling to do anything beyond the bare minimum in order to survive until retirement, which is just a few days away. Ethan Hawke is torn between his Catholic faith and doing that one dirty thing that will forever solve all his crushing financial problems. Don Cheadle is the undercover narc, too close to those he’s supposed to bust and getting more confused about his loyalties by the day. As expected, the three storylines all culminate in an explosive climax where redemption and justice are meted out in equal parts. Crossposted at Big Hollywood
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CNN’s Rick Sanchez bizarrely wondered on Tuesday’s Rick List whether investigating the funding behind the planned mosque near Ground Zero would lead to investigations into Catholic and/or Mormon funding: ” If you start going into who is giving money …you’ve got to go to Rome and s tart asking where the money is going into Rome ….and you have to go the Mormons and ask … what are they doing with their money? Sanchez posed that vaguely morally relativistic question as he interviewed former New York Governor George Pataki during the prime-time edition of his program 14 minutes into the 8 pm Eastern hour. Before bringing on his guest, the CNN anchor inquired whether the opponents of the proposed Islamic center/mosque had become extreme: ” Are those against this Islamic center/mosque in New York City going too far these days? I want to you decide as you look at this new ad that’s going to be running on city buses in New York. On one side, as you look at this, you will see that there’s a picture of a mosque- on the other side, a shot of a plane that’s slamming into the Twin Towers, and it poses this question: why there? The ad is being sponsored by a group that’s called The American Freedom Defense Initiative.” After noting former New York City Mayor Ed Koch and current mayor Michael Bloomberg’s support for the mosque, Sanchez introduced Pataki and first asked him, “Why are they [Koch and Bloomberg] wrong and why are you right?” After the Republican explained his opposition, the anchor gave his first hint to his later Catholic/Mormon question: ” Once you start telling someone you can’t worship here because it affects the sensibilities or sensitivities of someone else, you’re starting to go down a slippery slope, and then a lot of people would ask- well, which religion is next? Who else are we going to not let worship where they want, how they want?” Pataki disputed Sanchez’s point and added that “the imam in charge, Imam Rauf…has refused to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization…We also know that he has said, after September 11th, that those attacks were in part a result of American policies.” The CNN anchor then pressed his point with his “asking where the money is going into Rome” question. The two spent the bulk of the rest of the segment arguing over the mosque funding question. Near the end of the interview, however, Sanchez seemed to endorse colleague Fareed Zakaria’s recent claim that Imam Rauf was actually an enemy of Islamism : “We see that Feisal Abdul Rauf has been called ‘al Qaeda’s worst nightmare’- in fact by Fareed Zakaria, just this weekend on his show, because, according to Fareed and according to documents that we have seen- this guy sounds to me like he truly believes in American democracy, and he’s on the record saying that he wants all Muslims to repudiate extremists.” Pataki replied, “He may be rejecting violence. I don’t know that’s the case, when he refuses to renounce Hamas as a terrorist organization. Why will he not do that?” The full transcript of Rick Sanchez’s interview of George Pataki on Tuesday’s Rick’s List: SANCHEZ Are those against this Islamic center/mosque in New York City going too far these days? I want to you decide as you look at this new ad that’s going to be running on city buses in New York. On one side, as you look at this, you will see that there’s a picture of a mosque- on the other side, a shot of a plane that’s slamming into the Twin Towers, and it poses this question: why there? The ad is being sponsored by a group that’s called The American Freedom Defense Initiative. It has set off controversy and lawsuits in New York, and has some pretty big names Tweeting in to ‘Rick’s List’ about this. As a matter of fact, let’s go to the Twitter board. These are tweets I got today. Look who watches ‘Rick’s List’ and decided to send us a Tweet. ‘It is wrong to use the government to stop construction of a mosque where a church or synagogue would be permissible.’ That’s Ed Koch, former mayor of New York. So, that’s what the ex-mayor says. Look, let’s ask the present mayor what he says as well. Take that, if you would. NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property, based on their particular religion? That may happen in other countries, but we should never allow it to happen here. SANCHEZ: So those are two mayors, and now a former governor. George Pataki is good enough to joins us live. Mr. Governor, thanks so much for being with us, sir. We appreciate your time. FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR GEORGE PATAKI : Thank you, Rick- nice being with you. SANCHEZ: Why are they wrong and why are you right? PATAKI: Well, I don’t think it’s a question of religious freedom. You just had your chart where you showed that New York has over 230 mosques, the most in America, and we are certainly a very tolerant society. In this city alone, New York City, there are over 100 mosques. So, it’s not the question of building a mosque. The question is, what is this facility going to be? Who is behind it? How are they funding it? And I think that until those questions are answered, it’s absolutely wrong. And it’s not just a local community neighborhood mosque. This is a facility that’s going to rise 13 to 15 stories high, that’s going to cost $100 million, and we don’t know where that’s coming from. And in the- and what they claim is that it’s in the name of showing respect. Well, out of sensitivity to those of us who care so strongly about the memory of September 11th, why that site? And, Rick, there’s another development today. SANCHEZ: Okay. PATAKI: Governor Paterson just said he would look- if they were willing to look for another site, he would look to use the state to find a more appropriate site further from Ground Zero. It’s, in fact, what they want to do- SANCHEZ: But, Governor, if this is a constitutional issue, which most people would agree it is- I mean, you come to this country- PATAKI: I don’t- SANCHEZ: And one of the reasons we’re different from them is that we have the right to worship wherever it is we want. Once you start telling someone you can’t worship here because it affects the sensibilities or sensitivities of someone else, you’re starting to go down a slippery slope, and then a lot of people would ask- well, which religion is next? Who else are we going to not let worship where they want, how they want? PATAKI: Rick, I don’t think that’s the case at all. It’s not a question of not allowing people to worship. It’s a question of why this site- where is the funding coming from for this site? We have a right to know that. It will be a registered charity, and they’re required to disclose their funding. They haven’t done that. And in this particular case, the imam in charge, Imam Rauf- we don’t know much about him, but we know some things. One is that he has refused to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization, although our government has done that. We also know that he has said, after September 11th, that those attacks were in part a result of American policies, which I reject completely- SANCHEZ Yeah, but let me tell you- but let me tell you- let me tell you, Governor- PATAKI: One of the reason we were attacked is because we do believe in freedom of speech. And- wait: if this is a legitimate house of worship, why aren’t they willing to work with officials, like the governor, and find a more appropriate site, as opposed to doing something that is deliberately, in my view, provocative to those of us who hold the memory of September 11 so reverently- SANCHEZ: You’ve raised some interesting questions and made some excellent points. But the question goes back to who this imam is. And also, if you start going into who is giving money to whom- I mean, then you have to go to my church. I mean, you’ve got to go to Rome and start asking where the money is going into Rome. PATAKI: Yeah (unintelligble)- SANCHEZ: And you have to go the Mormons and ask them-well, what are they doing with their money? I mean, that too becomes a problematic area to go, when it comes to the people’s right to worship constitutionally in this country, does it not? PATAKI: Rick, I disagree with you on that completely, as well. We have a right to know, with a charity, registered in the State of New York, where the funds are coming from, and if they are coming from Iran- if they are coming from Hamas- if they are coming from supporters of terrorism- obviously, this is something that we should be able to factor into whether or not the mosque should be there. SANCHEZ: But this is not- PATAKI: We don’t know the answer to these questions. SANCHEZ: But this is not a charity, Governor. This is a religion, and a religion is different than a charity. Constitutionally speaking, it’s got to be different (unintelligible), does it not? PATAKI: They are subject to the same disclosure laws. It’s not a question of the Constitution. No one is saying that we are looking to deny any Islam- any Muslim- freedom of speech- freedom of the ability to carry out their religion. What we’re saying is that this mega-facility, 13 to 15 stories high- we have a right- particularly, when they are looking to build this so close to Ground Zero- to know who are people behind it, what is the motivation behind it. Is this going to be an Islamist institution- SANCHEZ: All right. Well, let’s talk- PATAKI: That teaches intolerance and teaches violence against America? We don’t have to tolerate that, and we should not tolerate that. SANCHEZ: No, sir. Those are excellent questions, and they should be asked, and you’re absolutely right- PATAKI: And they should be answered. SANCHEZ: And I think everything [sic] in America would probably agree with you. But if you look at some of the facts on the ground right now- we see that Feisal Abdul Rauf has been called ‘al Qaeda’s worst nightmare’- in fact by Fareed Zakaria, just this weekend on his show, because, according to Fareed and according to documents that we have seen- this guy sounds to me like he truly believes in American democracy, and he’s on the record saying that he wants all Muslims to repudiate extremists. It sounds, just from that- I know there could be other sides to the story- but it sounds just from that like this is the type of Muslims that we Americans should embrace, doesn’t it? PATAKI: We should be embracing Muslims, but do you know if he’s an Islamist or not? He may be rejecting violence. I don’t know that’s the case, when he refuses to renounce Hamas as a terrorist organization. Why will he not do that? But is he an Islamist who believes that the Islamic community should work to impose Sharia law, not just on their members, but on the country with whom- wherein they live? We don’t know the answer to these questions, and until we do, I think we have every right to say that this might not simply be a neighborhood house of worship. This might be something aimed at a more political agenda, in which case, not only do we have the right, I think we have an obligation to protect the memory of those who died on September 11th. SANCHEZ: This has been an excellent interview, and I’m so glad that you had a chance to come on and share this perspective with us tonight. Former Governor George Pataki of New York- thank you, sir, for giving us a chance to hear this perspective. We appreciate it. PATAKI: Thank you, Rick- nice being on with you.
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The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded $126,000 over the past two years to a University of Washington study that established “web-based sex diaries” for gay males as young as 16. By the time the grants end in 2011, taxpayers will have spent more than $250,000 for the study. “The study’s second aim is to assess the feasibility of using web-based sex diaries to collect sexual behavior data and to identify the appropriate diary schedule. MSM [men who have sex with men] will be randomly assigned diary schedules and we will compare the frequency of reported behaviors across diary schedules and against the retrospective questionnaire data,” the grant abstract states. The study, titled “The Importance of Early Sexual Experiences Among Men Who Have Sex with Men,” seeks to find out if the circumstances under which young homosexuals first engage in homosexual acts impacts their future sexual behavior. Researchers will attempt to follow 100 gay men ages 16-20 who have had fewer than three gay sex partners or are “within three years of their same-sex debut,” meaning that they had their first gay sexual experience within the past three years. The 100 gay men will be asked to fill out an online questionnaire about their early gay experiences, take regular HIV tests, and fill out the sex diaries detailing the gay sex acts they engage in. “Men who have sex with men (MSM) experience rates of HIV and bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) that are many times those experienced by heterosexuals in the U.S.,” the abstract states. “We propose to conduct a cohort study of 100 MSM who are: 1) age 16-20 with 1-3 lifetime male sex partners, or 2) age 16-30 within 3 years of their same-sex sexual debut. This cohort will be followed for 1 year during which participants will complete a baseline computer administered self-interview (CASI) regarding early homosexual experiences and sexual behavior; retrospective online follow-up questionnaires every 3 months; web-based sex diaries; and HIV/STI testing at baseline, 6, and 12 months.” The study, which has been awarded funding until completion in 2011, seeks to determine whether homosexual men who engage in same-sex relations at an early age are more likely to engage in further risky sexual behavior and, if so, what types of risky sexual behavior they engage in. Investigators will try to find patterns common to the sexual behaviors of young gay men, including condom use, HIV status disclosure, and their sexual repertoire. “[I]nvestigators will conduct exploratory analyses to define patterns of sexual behaviors such as condom use, HIV status disclosure, and sexual role and repertoire. The principal investigator for the project is Dr. Matthew R. Golden of the University of Washington in Seattle. Golden is the director of the university’s HIV/STD research program. According to NIAID, another $63,000 will be awarded for this project in fiscal 2010 and another $63,000 in fiscal 2011–giving the project a total of $252,000 in taxpayer funding through June of 2011. CNSNews.com asked both Golden and NIAID the following question: “The Census Bureau says the median household income in the United States is $52,000. How would you explain to the average American mom and dad–who make $52,000 per year–that taxing them to pay for this grant was justified? Golden did not respond to the question. But the National Institutes of Health responded by e-mail. “One of the primary research goals of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is to develop effective HIV/AIDS prevention strategies to control and ultimately end the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which has killed 25 million people worldwide,” an NIH spokeswoman said. “The goal of this study is to augment efforts to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men in the United States, a population that is disproportionately affected by HIV and STIs. “Although only a small percentage of American men report having sex with other men, this group accounts for nearly half of all people in the United States living with HIV and more than half of all new HIV infections in this country each year. It is noteworthy that some men who have sex with men also have sex with women, meaning an HIV-infected man in this population could also spread the virus to a heterosexual woman. “This small pilot study by Matthew Golden is focused on determining the feasibility of a larger study to learn how young men who have sex with men form patterns of sexual behavior, what factors predict these patterns, and how these behavioral patterns change over a lifetime. “This information will help scientists design more effective HIV and STI prevention programs for men who have sex with men in the United States, especially for those at highest risk for infection. With the lifetime cost of HIV/AIDS treatment in the United States estimated to range from $470,600 to $665,500 per person in 2004 dollars (which is $550,000 to $779,000 per person in 2010 dollars), it is more cost-effective to prevent HIV infection than to treat it.” Crossposted at NB sister site CNS News
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