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• Lac-Megantic residents upset over losing land to new railway track project

  11-05-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa and Quebec are splitting the bill for new railway tracks around Lac-Megantic, but not everyone is happy.
  
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• Alleged victim of sexual misconduct case involving circus coach speaks to Global News

  11-05-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, May 11: A teacher at Montreal’s National Circus School charged with several sex crimes remains behind bars. In an exclusive interview with Global News, the alleged victim and his mother speak to Global’s Amanda Jelowicki.
  
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• ‘I didn’t even know what to do’: Alleged victim of circus teacher accused of sex crimes speaks out

  11-05-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  The bail hearing for a coach at Montreal's National Circus School remains behind bars over the weekend as his bail hearing gets postponed.
  
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• West Island-based initiative launches to improve palliative care across Canada

  11-05-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, May 11: The West Island Palliative Care Residence has been praised as a shining example when it comes to end-of-life care. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the residence plans to spread that magic across Canada with the new Montreal Institute for Palliative Care.
  
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• Gas leak caused an explosion in east-end Montreal

  11-05-2018 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  A gas leak under a house fuelled an explosion Friday afternoon in a home in the borough of Mercier, sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries.
  Montreal fire department head of operations David Shelton said work was being done on the foundation of a home on Taillon St. near Pierre-De Coubertin Ave. when a worker driving piles into the ground hit a gas line just after 12:30 p.m. 
  The gas travelled underground, infiltrated the house where it accumulated, f
  
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• REM electric train sparks debate in Quebec’s National Assembly

  11-05-2018 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, May 11: The Parti Québécois is calling for the REM electric train project to be scrapped. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, Quebec’s transport minister says it will go ahead as planned and accused the PQ of only opposing the project out of dislike for the West Island.
  
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• Alan-Michael Cash rejoins Als and hopes to 'wreck some stuff up front'

  11-05-2018 23:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Alan-Michael Cash’s career has come full circle.
  Signed to a one-year contract this week by the Alouettes, following his release by the Toronto Argonauts, the veteran defensive tackle returns to where he launched his Canadian Football League career in 2012.
  “I’d like to show that I’m back. Everybody in the league knows how I play. I’m active. I’m relentless. I just want to show that I’m hungry,” Cash told the Montreal Gazette from his off-season ho
  
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• Jean Pascal vows to send Steve Bossé back to MMA in June 29 bout

  11-05-2018 23:07 via montrealgazette.com
  Steve Bossé might not be Conor McGregor, but then Jean Pascal is no Floyd Mayweather, either. And that’s why promoter Yvon Michel believes this matchup will succeed.
  “The fight was announced only (Thursday) and it’s the talk of the town,” Michel crowed during a Friday morning news conference. “Steve’s a much better boxer than McGregor has ever been.”
  Pascal, the former World Boxing Council light-heavyweight champion, will return to the ring June 2
  
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• ‘They want to give back’: Montreal students fundraise to build school in Kenya

  11-05-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Students from three Montreal schools are raising money to help children halfway around the world by selling mason jars filled with a variety of grain mixes, salads, soups and desserts.
  
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• Quebec circus school fires teacher facing child-porn charges in Montreal

  11-05-2018 22:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s National Circus School announced Friday it has fired one of its teachers facing child porn and luring charges.
  Marcelo Berti Marques, 44, was arrested May 9 and charged a day later with luring children, inciting sexual contact, making sexually explicit material available to a child and possession of child pornography. He remains in custody.
  The school said Friday it learned of the charges through the media. In a statement, it said it takes the situation “very seriously&rdquo
  
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• Blockchain offers small businesses a whole new level of transparency

  11-05-2018 22:40 via montrealgazette.com
  The blockchain is a technology that promises to revolutionize nearly every industry — from banking to manufacturing to transportation — by making them more transparent and digitally versatile.
  “We’re in the middle of a digital transformation,” said Louis Roy, an audit expert at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton who advises businesses on how to adopt new technologies. Roy is the leader of the Catallaxy initiative, a spinoff of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton entirely focus
  
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• West Island in the middle of National Assembly REM debate

  11-05-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Friday, during a debate at the National Assembly the transport minister accused the PQ of opposing the REM project only out of dislike of the West Island.
  
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• New West Island-based initiative to improve palliative care across Canada launched

  11-05-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  The new Montreal Institute for Palliative Care aims to improve palliative care across the country.
  
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• Greater Montreal Day winners get $1,000 to keep giving back

  11-05-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Best Buddies Boys’ Club from St. John’s School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Maple Grove Elementary School in Lachine each get to give $1,000 to a charity of their choosing.
  
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• Gas-leak fuelled explosion sends 2 to hospital in Montreal's east end

  11-05-2018 21:41 via cbc.ca
  Gas from a leaking pipe sparked an explosion at a home in the city's east end this afternoon, sending a firefighter and a gas company worker to hospital.
  
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• Online video of body desecration at Gaspé cemetery leads to 4 arrests

  11-05-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Four people allegedly broke into cemetery, tried to set a body on fire and posted video to social media, Quebec provincial police say.
  
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• 4 arrested after coffin set on fire at Gaspé cemetery in eastern Quebec

  11-05-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Four people allegedly broke into a cemetery, tried to set a body on fire and posted video to social media, Quebec provincial police say.
  
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• René-Charles Angélil, Céline Dion’s son, tops SoundCloud chart as rapper Big Tip

  11-05-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  Yes, you read that correctly. Céline Dion’s son René-Charles is now a rapper known as Big Tip.
  
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• Walter Buchignani: Formula One returns to the familiar in Spain

  11-05-2018 20:35 via montrealgazette.com
  After a topsy-turvy start to the Formula One season, things are expected to return to a semblance of normalcy at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.
  Shame. It’s been a fun ride.
  It’s no secret the No. 1 complaint about F1 is it is too often too predictable, with the same two or three teams — if that — sharing the spoils year after year.
  On paper, at least, 2018 seems no different, with Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull once again emerging as the Big Three contenders aft
  
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• 'Mom' Boucher to serve 10 years for plot to kill Montreal Mafia figure

  11-05-2018 20:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Maurice (Mom) Boucher was sentenced to a 10-year prison term on Friday for his leading role in a plot to murder Raynald Desjardins, an influential figure in the Montreal Mafia. 
  The sentence was part of a common suggestion presented to Superior Court Justice Éric Downs at the Gouin courthouse in northern Montreal by defence lawyer Mathieu Poissant and prosecutor Matthew Ferguson. 
  “All is good,” Boucher said when asked by Downs if he had anything to say before he off
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' quickest path to success is John Tavares

  11-05-2018 20:23 via montrealgazette.com
  There is one question uppermost in most Canadiens fans’ minds in the weeks following yet another disastrous season for the bleu-blanc-et-rouge. What is Marc Bergevin’s famous plan that he keeps talking about?
  If Habs president Geoff Molson is keeping his general manager even though the team Bergevin built finished 28th in a 31-team league, it’s because Bergevin has convinced him that he has a strategy to put the Canadiens back on track as early as next season. It’s clear
  
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• Police's apparent dismissal of massage therapist's concern about client spurs Que. federation to take action

  11-05-2018 19:56 via cbc.ca
  One of the federations representing Quebec’s massage therapists is putting additional supports in place for victims of sexual misconduct in the wake of a Montreal therapist's story about a client’s inappropriate behaviour and a police officer’s insistence that the encounter was “part of the business.”
  
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• Massage therapist's 'happy endings' incident spurs federation to take action

  11-05-2018 19:56 via cbc.ca
  One of the federations representing Quebec’s massage therapists is putting additional supports in place for victims of sexual misconduct in the wake of a Montreal therapist's story about a client’s inappropriate behaviour and a police officer’s insistence that the encounter was “part of the business.”
  
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• Ex Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Marguerite Blais to run for Coalition Avenir Québec

  11-05-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Marguerite Blais will run in the provincial election this year for the Coalition Avenir Québec.
  
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• Consultations begin on pilot project to close Mount Royal to through traffic

  11-05-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  As public consultations begin on the pilot project to close Mount Royal to through traffic, battle lines are being drawn between the cycling community and the motorist community.
  
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• Service resuming on métro's Orange Line

  11-05-2018 18:47 via montrealgazette.com
  The discovery at about 12:20 p.m. Friday of what the STM is describing as “an unauthorized person” on the metro tracks forced service on the Orange line to be halted between Côte-Vertu and Lionel-Groulx stations.
  Service began to resume around 12:45 p.m.
  Service gradually resuming on the Orange line. #stminfo
  — STM Ligne Orange (@stm_Orange) May 11, 2018
  
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• Opéra de Montréal's Roméo et Juliette takes rightful place in history

  11-05-2018 18:45 via montrealgazette.com
  In fair Verona, where we lay our scene — or fair Cincinnati, or fair Tulsa, or fair Calgary, or fair Baltimore, to name only a few of the 11 cities to which the 1986 Opéra de Montréal production of Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette has been exported in the 21st century alone.
  Confining our outlook to Montreal, the run starting on May 19 will be the fourth for these sets, which merit the modifier “period” both in so far as they have a Renaissance look
  
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• Update: Montreal’s jobless rate holds steady; Quebec-wide, a slight dip

  11-05-2018 18:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Wage growth hit its highest level in nearly six years last month as the Canadian economy posted a slight net loss of 1,100 jobs and an unemployment rate that held steady at 5.8 per cent.
  Montreal’s jobless rate remained at 5.9 per cent while the provincial unemployment rate was down slightly, from 5.6 per cent to 5.4 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday. 
  This is the second month in a row that Montreal has had a lower unemployment rate than Toronto, which saw its unemployment ra
  
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• Quebec Liberal election chairman Alexandre Taillefer quits media company

  11-05-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  The businessman tapped to preside over the Quebec Liberals' bid for re-election is stepping down from the media company in which he is involved.
  
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• Michel Tremblay’s Hosanna: a Quebec classic or transphobic?

  11-05-2018 18:17 via montrealgazette.com
  How do you solve a problem like Hosanna? Still hailed as a groundbreaking Québécois classic, Michel Tremblay’s 1973 drama has nonetheless been under fire in recent years for, some claim, perpetuating transphobic tropes about sad, confused outcasts who should escape self-delusion by saying no to the dress.
  The controversy didn’t stop the independent company Tableau D’Hôte from sweeping the Montreal English Theatre Awards for its 2015 production at MainLine. T
  
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• .@Alithedietitian shares travel nutrition tips to stay on track! youtube.com/watch?v=rCraCL…

  11-05-2018 18:16
  .@Alithedietitian shares travel nutrition tips to stay on track! youtube.com/watch?v=rCraCL…
  
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• Ex-Hells Angels chief 'Mom' Boucher sentenced to 10 years for murder plot

  11-05-2018 18:12 via cbc.ca
  The ex-Hells Angels chief has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring to kill a former rival, high-ranking Mafia member Raynald Desjardins.
  
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• Fiery car crash leaves motorist dead on Highway 20

  11-05-2018 18:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A driver was killed early Friday when their vehicle burst into flames after crashing into the centre pillar of an overpass straddling Highway 20 just east of Saint-Hyacinthe.
  While firefighters were able to determine there was only one person in the vehicle, the body was so badly burned its gender had yet to be determined Friday morning.
  Witnesses say they did see an automobile driving at high speed in the area just prior to the crash.
  A preliminary analysis of the scene shows no signs the vehic
  
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• FedEx Canada boss @LisaSLisson tells story of resilience youtube.com/watch?v=WEn0Z-…

  11-05-2018 18:00
  FedEx Canada boss @LisaSLisson tells story of resilience youtube.com/watch?v=WEn0Z-…
  
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• Wine: Quebec’s thirst for sauvignon blanc started with Kim Crawford

  11-05-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  I remember when Kim Crawford’s sauvignon blanc first arrived in Quebec about 12 years ago. For those of us brought up on the French interpretation of the grape, it was a bit of a shock. But as reported by Ottawa-based journalist Marc André Gagnon on his site VinQuebec, it has become a top selling wine in the province.
  Its popularity has helped put both New Zealand’s Marlborough region, and the sauvignon blanc grape, on more shopping lists. 
  The Kim Crawford — h
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: May 11, 2018

  11-05-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16
  Douro 2015, Reserva, Cabral, Portugal red, $13.95, SAQ # 12185647. Big wine for a small price. Generous but without any excessive heat from too much alcohol. Tannins are firm, but that’s perfect if you are grilling up a steak this weekend. Hints of dried fruit but there is freshness here as well. Residual sugar: 2.2 g/L. Grape varieties: tinta barroca, tinta roriz, to
  
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• 'Extreme makeover' at Montreal city hall will cost $140 million

  11-05-2018 17:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal city hall will get undergo a $140-million “extreme makeover” in the next four years, a plan that has been in the works for over a year.
  The heritage building on Notre Dame St. E. in Old Montreal — built between 1872 and 1878 — is badly in need of a complete overhaul of its plumbing, electric and mechanical systems, as well as restoration of its structures, windows and columns. 
  The building will have to be closed for four years starting in 2019. Offices of t
  
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• Macpherson: More signs Quebec Liberals anticipate defeat in October

  11-05-2018 17:53 via montrealgazette.com
  In Game of Thrones, the side with the dragon usually wins the battle. So, at first glance, it looked like a good omen for the Liberals in October’s Quebec general election when this week, it was announced that they had recruited Alexandre Taillefer.
  He’s well-known from his regular role until three years ago in the French-language version of the reality-television series Dragons’ Den, in which aspiring entrepreneurs pitch investment proposals to wealthy business moguls.
  On clos
  
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• Longueuil police seek potential victims after sexual assault of teen

  11-05-2018 17:52 via montrealgazette.com
  A 33-year-old man arrested last week in the wake of a sexual assault on a teenager may have had other victims, Longueuil police suspect.
  Jonathan Hébert was arrested last Saturday, 24 hours after a 17-year-old girl was threatened and sexually assaulted in a residence on Valcourt St. in Brossard.
  Police believe there could be other victims and are urging anyone who was to contact them at 450-463-7211 or through 911 as soon as possible.
  
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• City Hall to move next door for 3 years while building gets renovated

  11-05-2018 16:39 via cbc.ca
  When work on city hall gets underway in 2019, the Lucien-Saulnier heritage building next door will serve as a "temporary city hall," said François Limoges, leader of the municipal majority.
  
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• Wages rise as job numbers see slight decline, unemployment rate steady in Montreal

  11-05-2018 16:25 via montrealgazette.com
  OTTAWA — Wage growth hit its highest level in nearly six years last month as the economy posted a slight net loss of 1,100 jobs and an unemployment rate that held steady at 5.8 per cent.
  Montreal’s jobless rate remained at 6.1 per cent while it dropped slightly in Quebec City to 3.6 per cent from 3.7 per cent the previous month.
  Statistics Canada released a new jobs report Friday that showed average hourly wages in April were 3.6 per cent higher than they were a year earlier. It was
  
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• "Remember we sat in the cold, no money in Montreal" - That's how @aloeblacc begins his new hit song "Brooklyn in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-05-2018 16:24
  "Remember we sat in the cold, no money in Montreal" - That's how @aloeblacc begins his new hit song "Brooklyn in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pat Kiely weds love of film and Montreal in latest feature

  11-05-2018 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It certainly is Another Kind of Wedding: family dysfunction rules — and nearly rocks matrimony to its very foundations in the madcap, romantic dramedy, written and directed by Montrealer Pat Kiely.
  Formerly titled Someone Else’s Wedding, the movie — co-produced by Kiely and Rob Vroom, also the cinematographer — is some kind of minor miracle. Shot for the ridiculously low sum of $2.5 million ­— less than the food budget for most major motion pictures — over
  
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• Mount Royal traffic project is a fait accompli, critics at hearings say

  11-05-2018 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The public consultation process on access to Mount Royal — including a controversial plan by Mayor Valérie Plante’s administration to ban through traffic by most automobiles on Camillien-Houde Way — kicked off Thursday night with a small but lively crowd.
  However, minutes before the Office of Public Consultations got going, several suggested the exercise was futile as Plante’s administration has an agenda to reduce cars in Montreal.
  From June 2 though October, the
  
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• Trudeau announces Lac-Megantic rail bypass nearly 5 years after deadly train accident

  11-05-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec and federal governments say they will jointly fund a rail bypass in Lac-Megantic, nearly five years after 47 people were killed when a train derailed and exploded in the town.
  
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• Best womenswear designer of the year

  11-05-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Andrea Howick and Kim Sullivan discover why longtime Montreal fashion design icon Marie Saint Pierre was named Canada’s best womenswear designer.
  
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• Relocation of Lac-Megantic rail bypass cuts through private properties

  11-05-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is assuring residents whose land will be used to build a Lac-Megantic rail bypass route, that they will be compensated fairly.
  
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• Montreal Gazette - Montreal Gazette

  11-05-2018 15:40 via montrealgazette.com
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  Montreal police are turning to the public in an effort to determine whether a 44-year-old sex-crimes suspect had other victims. Marcelo Berti Marques, a former teacher at Quebec's National Circus School, was arrested May 9 and charged a day later with ...
  
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• Former Quebec circus school teacher faces child-porn charges in Montreal

  11-05-2018 15:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are turning to the public in an effort to determine whether a 44-year-old sex-crimes suspect had other victims.
  Marcelo Berti Marques, a former teacher at Quebec’s National Circus School, was arrested May 9 and charged a day later with luring children, inciting sexual contact, making sexually explicit material available to a child and possession of child pornography. He remains in custody.
  The suspect stands six feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds. He speaks French, Spani
  
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• Montreal singer Beatrice Deer strikes balance with 'Inuindie' style - Montreal Gazette

  11-05-2018 15:32 via montrealgazette.com
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  Montreal singer Beatrice Deer strikes balance with 'Inuindie' style
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  "Throat-singing is part of our culture, it's part of who we are," says the Inuk musician, who blends tradition with indie folk. Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette More from Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette. Published on: May 11, 2018 | Last ...
  
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