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• Journalist Tara Singh Hayer's assassination still unsolved 20 years after fatal shooting

  16-11-2018 23:54 via vancouversun.com
  Twenty years after the slaying of Surrey journalist Tara Singh Hayer, his family’s most vivid memory is of his blood covering their garage floor.
  “I ended up having to go back to the garage to clean up this massive pool of blood which was left from where dad was shot,” his daughter-in-law Isabelle recalled this week.
  Daughter Rupinder also said she couldn’t erase the devastating scene from her mind: “Even afterwards, that image of where the blood was, you still see
  
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• Thank you for taking such great care of our community! twitter.com/DNVFRS/status/…

  16-11-2018 23:48 via twitter.com
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• DYK there's an online directory loaded w/ info just for youth? It's the North Shore Youth Services Directory and it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-11-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  DYK there's an online directory loaded w/ info just for youth? It's the North Shore Youth Services Directory and it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Thompson Rivers University responds to Kamloops professor's suspension

  16-11-2018 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  The interim president of Thompson Rivers University, which is caught up in controversy over the suspension of an economics professor, has issued a statement saying he was not let go because of his research.
  Christine Bovis-Cnossen has been under pressure to answer questions about the suspension of Derek Pyne over his paper exposing deceptive scholarly journals.
  Pyne remains suspended for what the university has called his use of “defamatory language and accusations” after he publishe
  
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• Arthur Erickson’s ‘most complete’ masterpiece listed for $16.8M (PHOTOS)

  16-11-2018 21:53
  
  Extraordinary 1988-built steel-and-glass home, featured in magazines and movies, is for sale for the first time
  
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• Vancouver Sun's Adopt-A-School campaign needs you to help children in poverty

  16-11-2018 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  Within the past few months, this newspaper has carried stories about poverty that should cause alarm in the minds of most right thinking people.
  One disclosed that hundreds of homeless children can be found in the Greater Vancouver area, 681 according to a survey.
  Another spoke of the continuing delay by a B.C. government to formulate a poverty reduction plan in a province that has the highest rates of child poverty in the country.
  Yet another spoke of the insidious effect poverty was having on
  
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• This Week in History: 1886-1948: Vancouver's first council is locked out of its new city hall

  16-11-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  Few Vancouverites have heard of Ephraim Blair Sentell. But when he died on Nov. 16, 1948, he rated obituaries in both the Vancouver Sun and Province.
  Why? Because Sentell and his three brothers built Vancouver’s first city hall in September 1886.
  The two-storey wooden structure was finished in a month, but there was a catch — the city didn’t have the money to pay them. So the Sentells locked the city out of city hall for two weeks until they got paid.
  Oddly, the local newspaper
  
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• Canada's Most Dangerous Places: Whistler’s rankings don’t paint full picture

  16-11-2018 21:11
  
  It's important to understand how that number came about and what the methodology was, say police
  
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• Surrey's Punjab Running Club aims to 'hit century mark' at Vancouver Sun Run

  16-11-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  A running club aimed at encouraging physical activity in the South Asian community hopes to have a record number of participants in next year’s Vancouver Sun Run.
  “We want to hit the century mark,” said Harminder Sidhu, a member of the Surrey-based Punjab Running Club. “We’re big time into the Sun Run.”
  The Vancouver Sun Run, Canada’s largest 10-kilometre road race, takes place on Sunday, April 14.
  The club started five years ago, when two founding membe
  
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• B.C. to become first province in Western Canada to provide lower transgender surgery

  16-11-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  Reconstructive lower surgery for transgender people will soon be available in British Columbia.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the trans community has advocated for a number of years for improved access to care for the complex surgeries in B.C.
  Up until now, those wanting the surgery had to travel to Montreal or the United States, which Dix says resulted in additional medical risks associated with travelling long distances after surgery and with follow-up care.
  The Health Ministry says gender-a
  
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• Theatre review: Beautiful showcases Carole King's genius

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
  When: Until Nov. 18
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets and Info: From $30.50 at BroadwayAcrossCanada.ca
  The arc of Carole King’s story, as told in Beautiful — The Carole King Musical, will be familiar to anyone who has seen A Star Is Born or Funny Girl.
  A talented woman achieves professional success as a musical artist while struggling for personal happiness and self-esteem. The man she loves both helps and hinders her until she fina
  
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• If you love charcuterie boards, you're going to want to read this new book

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  On Boards: Simple & Inspiring Recipe Ideas to Share at Every Gathering
  By Lisa Dawn Bolton
  $25 | Appetite by Random HouseIf you’re convinced that charcuterie boards are little more than basic assemblages of cheeses, meats and assorted jams and jellies — you clearly haven’t met Lisa Dawn Bolton.
  The Vancouver-based food creative conjures colourful boards that are a far cry from #basic. In fact, they’re downright beautiful.
  “People often say to me, ‘I could
  
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• Five things to know about I'm All Yours, by Rich Hope

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Rich Hope
  I’m All Yours | Planned Obsolescence Recording & Novelty Inc.
  His bio calls Hope a “veteran Pacific Northwest rocker.” There is no denying that this Vancouver-based, Edmonton-born and raised musician has plied his trade here for decades. And as trends have come and gone, he’s stayed true to old-fashioned garage rock that just keeps keepin’ on.
  However, Hope is more than just another four-note redux re-writer. His understanding of, and appreciation
  
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• Fab 5: Hey Mickey!

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s hard to believe that Mickey Mouse is turning 90 this year — on November 18, to be exact. Since his first appearance in the short film Steamboat Willie, he’s been an American icon — one we can always get behind. How to show your support? From subtle mouse ear motifs to full-on emblazoned pieces, Rebecca Tay showcases five styles to wear for Mickey’s 90th.
  BIRTHDAY TWINS
  Nothing says happy birthday more than matching sweatshirts. Available in mango, che
  
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• Catching up with Linda Evangelista: Canadian supermodel talks style, skin care and aging

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sitting on a plush sofa in the personal shopping suite in Holt Renfrew Vancouver with Linda Evangelista — yes, the Canadian supermodel who was part of ‘The Trinity’ in the 1990s alongside Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell — my phone is ringing. And I’m mortified.
  It’s my sister, trying to FaceTime me from her holiday.
  “I’m so sorry,” I say to Evangelista, declining the call and mentally kicking myself for not turning on the Do Not Disturb
  
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• Brian Minter: Gardening great combines unique plants in stunning displays

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Every year in early November, under the auspices of the UBC SALA Garden Design Lecture Series, a renowned landscape designer is invited to give a presentation to an assemblage of landscape architect students, folks in the horticultural industry, and professionals from all disciplines of the gardening world. The goal is to inspire and stretch their imaginations. Thanks to the lecture committee of Ron Rule, Jan Durante and Daniel Roehr, along with generous sponsors, Vancouver was fortunate two wee
  
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• Beauty Bar: Voir Haircare A Walk in the Sun Luxury Hair Oil

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A made-in-Canada hair oil from the brand Voir Haircare.
  This “radiant and uplifting” oil is chock full of strand-supporting ingredients including avocado, jojoba and rosehip oils to nourish hair, improve softness, add shine and control frizz.
  The golden elixir is always a multi-purpose product, offering masking, smoothing and pre-shampooing powers.
  “For everyday usage, dispense 2-3 pumps onto dry hair and work from roots to tips. Apply as needed to damp or wet
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: It's time to begin planning your holiday wine haul

  16-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  I’ve been holding off on launching our annual series of holiday columns as long as possible to not contribute to the onslaught of holiday madness, but under the pretence of preparation is everything, it’s time to begin. If you’re not ready to shop yet you can stash the story on your phone or your computer until you are. For the faithful who read a physical newspaper everyday you can clip this article and stick it on the fridge as a homage to the past or a curiosity for the visi
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Executive Assistant - Research and Communications. Click here to apply.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-11-2018 19:49 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Executive Assistant - Research and Communications. Click here to apply.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Labourer 2. Click here to apply. ow.ly/dzw930mE9DI #NorthVan

  16-11-2018 18:41 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Labourer 2. Click here to apply. ow.ly/dzw930mE9DI #NorthVan
  
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• You can now get gas delivered to your car in Vancouver

  16-11-2018 18:10
  
  Metro Vancouver commuters sick of scouring the streets for gas stations now have a new fill-up option.
  
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• Hey #NorthVan want to get engaged? Volunteering on a City Committee is a great way to participate in projects that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-11-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Hey #NorthVan want to get engaged? Volunteering on a City Committee is a great way to participate in projects that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Is that sun we see in tomorrow's forecast? Looks like it'll be a great day to come help restore the natural habitat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-11-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  Is that sun we see in tomorrow's forecast? Looks like it'll be a great day to come help restore the natural habitat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Meet David Hawksworth: A high-flying culinary entrepreneur

  16-11-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Why do you travel? 
  I travel for business and for pleasure – although in either case I’m always seeking out some kind of outstanding food experience whether it’s a new opening, the best noodle bar or pizza joint or an incredible market or some new food trend. The number one thing I hate is bad food – there’s just no reason for it – food doesn’t need to be fancy but the simplest dish can be the most incredible thing.
  For work travel, I’m the cu
  
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• Daily Poll: As the temperature drops, will you turn down the heat to conserve natural gas?

  16-11-2018 16:59 via vancouversun.com
  While the weekend looks sunny in Metro Vancouver, it is also going to be colder, with temperatures expected to dip near freezing levels overnight. That likely means many Metro Vancouverites will be turning up the thermostat.
  But Fortis B.C. is reminding people that there is still an urgent need to conserve natural gas. The company is low on stock since an explosion at an Enbridge gas pipeline in October near Prince George, and it it is asking B.C. residents to conserve fuel by was
  
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• Federal MPs denounce controversial Facebook post by B.C. group targeting Harjit Sajjan

  16-11-2018 16:12 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives rushed to defend Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Thursday night after a Conservative group in B.C. posted a harsh comment about him on its Facebook page.
  Earlier this week the “Okanagan Conservatives” posted a photo and a link to a critical news article about Sajjan on their page, along with the comment: “This is what happens when you have a cabinet based on affirmative action.”
  Conservative MP James Bezan tweeted that he is disgusted b
  
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• Town Talk: $4 million benefits VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation

  16-11-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  STARRY HIGH: Hospitals always have the edge when fundraising. So it was when the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation’s 23rd annual Night of a Thousand Stars gala reportedly raised $4,000 for each star in its title. OK: $4 million. That total delighted multi-time chair Devi Sangara and Naz Panahi, who co-chaired this year after several at-bats with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Ball and Arthritis Research Canada’s annual ARThritis Soirée.
  Aquilini Group founder Luigi
  
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• Conversations That Matter: The case for proportional representation

  16-11-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  First past the post has been the way we elected governments in Canada from the day we started running elections.
  Many people say it is the only democratic part of government we have nationally and provincially.
  That’s where some believe democracy ends. From that point onward, neither you nor your elected representative has any real power in government. The power rests solely in the hands of the prime minister nationally and premiers provincially. If they want to pass a bill, it w
  
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• Gofundme set up for Vancouver Island crash survivor

  16-11-2018 15:43 via vancouversun.com
  The family of a 23-year-old Vancouver Island man, who was trapped in a crushed vehicle for five days, has started a Gofundme campaign to raise money for the seriously injured survivor.
  Duncan Moffat remains in an intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital after his truck went off a cliff south of Sayward, B.C., and he was pinned in the vehicle.
  Moffat was unable to move after suffering multiple broken bones and internal injuries. Not only was he trapped, but he was out of cellphone ra
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy, clearing to sunshine

  16-11-2018 14:51 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – This week’s rainy weather should clear up Friday as we head into a sunny, but chilly, weekend. Morning cloudy skies are expected to turn to sunshine by Friday afternoon, with a high of 12 C, according to Environment Canada. Then, Saturday and Sunday look clear and sunny, with highs of 8 C and 7 C, respectively. With the clear days, come some cold nights, as the temperature is expected to dip to near freezing overnight on the weekend. The weather agency says Vancouve
  
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• B.C. Hydro crews keep pace despite increase in storms: report

  16-11-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Despite a tripling in the number of storms that hits B.C. Hydro’s operations, the amount of time customers have been left powerless and in the dark has remained “relatively stable,” according to a new report.
  The report, released by B.C. Hydro this week, looked at the effect of severe storms on hydro infrastructure and customers in recent years. It found that storms and other extreme weather have increasingly battered the province: A total of 323,000 customers were bit wit
  
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• Woman sues City of North Van following 'wobble board' injury - Vancouver Is Awesome

  16-11-2018 09:00
  Woman sues City of North Van following 'wobble board' injury  Vancouver Is AwesomeA woman who broke her leg after falling off a “wobble board” while getting a personal training session at the Harry Jerome recreation centre has filed a lawsuit ...
  
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• Team Canada to hold junior selection camp on Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  16-11-2018 09:00
  Team Canada to hold junior selection camp on Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteSome of the best junior hockey players in Canada will be in Victoria next month for selection camp ahead of B.C. hosting the 2019 IIHF World Junior ...
  
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• North Vancouver is JUST accepting applications for cannabis shops - Daily Hive

  16-11-2018 09:00
  North Vancouver is JUST accepting applications for cannabis shops  Daily HiveWith Canada approaching the one-month mark since cannabis legalization, it appears the City of North Vancouver is just now getting on board with the whole ...
  
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• City of North Van mayor elected Metro Vancouver vice chair - North Shore News

  16-11-2018 09:00
  City of North Van mayor elected Metro Vancouver vice chair  North Shore NewsCity of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan is set to serve as Metro Vancouver vice-chair for the next 12 months, following the regional body's election ...
  
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• Dan Fumano: Vancouver council asks staff for more info on reversing duplex zoning

  16-11-2018 05:32 via vancouversun.com
  One of Vancouver’s new councillors introduced her first motion this week, but by the time council voted to approve it after a fellow councillor amended it, she was the only one to vote No.
  NPA Coun. Colleen Hardwick’s motion sought to reconsider a bylaw approved in September by the previous council that rezoned 99 per cent of the city’s so-called single-family neighbourhoods to allow duplexes.
  Housing advocates had welcomed that so-called duplex bylaw as overdue, and as a small
  
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• Man and his terminally ill dog, on one last road trip together, visit her Vancouver Island birthplace

  16-11-2018 04:45 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — When Paul Heroux found out that his 10-year-old Japanese wolf dog had just months to live, he set out on a man-and-his-dog road trip that criss-crossed North America and included a stop on Vancouver Island to visit the place where Mura was born.
  Heroux and Mura have been inseparable since 2008, when the then-eight-week-old pup was transported from her Island breeder to Heroux’s home in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
  “It sounds corny but we were instantly attached,”
  
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• B.C. police officers detained in Cuba acquitted on sexual assault charges

  16-11-2018 04:26 via vancouversun.com
  A pair of Metro Vancouver police officers detained in Cuba for eight months over sexual assault allegations have been acquitted, according to reports.
  The two officers, Vancouver Police Department Const. Mark Simms and Port Moody Police Department Const. Jordan Long, have been in Cuba since March.
  While visiting the resort town of Varadero for a personal vacation, they were arrested after a 17-year-old Ontario woman told Cuban police she had been sexually assaulted. The pair were prevented
  
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• B.C. advocate's report recommends drug sites for youth and children

  16-11-2018 03:18 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s representative for children and youth is urging the provincial government to create harm reduction services for young people, including supervised consumption sites, so that they don’t continue to overdose and die.
  Jennifer Charlesworth makes five recommendations in her report on substance use released Thursday. She calls for the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Ministry of Health to provide youth-specific harm-reduction services with supervised consumption spa
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Male-dominated legal system on trial for its abusiveness

  16-11-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  From Jian Ghomeshi to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the #MeToo movement has put the male-dominated legal system under scrutiny — and it’s not faring well.
  In a new report by the West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund — “We Are Here: Women’s Experiences of the Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assault” — Alana Prochuk paints a bleak landscape.
  And the same grim picture emerges in Elaine Craig’s new book, Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual
  
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• Gary Folker: I caught my aneurysm in time — a healthcare exec’s journey into the world of precision health

  16-11-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Spending 30 years in the healthcare industry couldn’t prepare me for what was about to happen in my own health journey.
  Earlier this year, I fought and overcame cancer in my neck. On a trip to my doctor for a follow-up, I noticed something odd on one of my CT scans. I pointed it out to my doctor, who immediately realized it was an aneurysm. The 7.5-centimetre bulge on my abdominal aorta was ready to burst. A few days later, I had a successful procedure and was again given a clean bill of h
  
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• Horgan defends veto of closed lists, says he's not manipulating system

  16-11-2018 02:59 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan denies he’s trying to manipulate the outcome of the referendum on proportional representation by altering one of the options in the middle of the campaign.
  “I don’t believe I’ve amended anything, other than to put forward what is self-evident: Closed lists aren’t in the interests of British Columbians,” Horgan told reporters on Thursday.
  Horgan told Postmedia News this week that if the mixed member proportional model wins s
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Nov. 16

  16-11-2018 02:56 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Nov. 16.Lights of Hope
  As the Christmas season approaches, holiday lights are appearing all over Vancouver, and on Friday, one of the best lighting displays in the city comes to life: the Lights of Hope at St. Paul’s Hospital, which mark the launch of the St. Paul’s Foundation’s annual fundraising campaign. Over 100,000 sparkling light bulbs will illuminate Burrard Street on Friday night when
  
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• Vancouver-based PacNet fights legal action to confiscate $15.5 million in properties, bank accounts

  16-11-2018 02:38 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver-based company accused of being a payment processor for hundreds of millions in worldwide direct mailing scams is fighting to have a B.C. civil forfeiture lawsuit sealed from public view.
  The application by PacNet Services Ltd. is among several applications, including on document disclosure, that will be decided by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick before the actual civil forfeiture case is heard.
  Following a week of arguments beginning this month on the various matters,
  
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• If you're still unsure about how you want to vote in the referendum, this should help you decide. twitter.com/ElectionsBC/st…

  16-11-2018 01:49 via twitter.com
  If you're still unsure about how you want to vote in the referendum, this should help you decide.twitter.com/ElectionsBC/st…
  
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