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• Saskatchewan couple swept off cliff in B.C. mudslide saved by volunteer firefighter

  22-05-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  The slide contained boulders the size of pickup trucks.
  
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• The It List: Hand Painted Pillows by Dana Mooney

  22-05-2018 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Hand Painted Pillows by Dana Mooney
  Why we love them: Vancouver-based painter Dana Mooney — whose art can be spotted at a variety of locales around town ranging from the stylish spa in the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver hotel to Olive and Ruby Café in Kitsilano — recently released a new range of hand-painted decorative pillows. 
  The limited-edition collection features 50-50 cotton and canvas pillows (each with a feather insert) that have been painted on by Mooney
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Legal Aid broadsides government on funding

  22-05-2018 23:50 via vancouversun.com
  Despite receiving its biggest budget increase since 2002, B.C.’s legal-aid provider says the province is beggaring lawyers, and higher fees are needed to keep the system going.
  The Legal Services Society has released a briefing paper about the rates paid to lawyers (known as tariffs) that concludes tens-of-millions in increased funding are required to provide adequate compensation.
  The LSS pays lawyers about $54 million annually in fees, but estimates it would require from Victoria between
  
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• Style Q&A: Woodlot gets into the skin care game

  22-05-2018 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  Natural skin care has come a long way from the stinky, sloppy tinctures of days past. These days, the all-natural offerings in stores and online are so good, they may have you checking the label twice (and maybe even three times) just to make sure it is in fact a green goodie after all. 
  And, now, there’s another new addition to the growing natural skin care game — grown right here in our own backyard — thanks to the Vancouver-based brand Woodlot.
  Sonia Chhinji, the brand&
  
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• B.C. taxi drivers want to raise fare rates as gas prices continue to rise

  22-05-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Passenger Transportation Board says a decision will be made next month.
  
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• B.C. suing Alberta over oil restrictions

  22-05-2018 23:38
  
  David Eby says law discriminates through trade sanctions.
  
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• Coquitlam piano teacher facing 10 sex charges involving students

  22-05-2018 23:36 via theprovince.com
  B.C. Crown Counsel has levied seven more charges against a Coquitlam piano teacher accused of sexually assaulting his students.
  Dmytro Kubyshkin, also known as Dmitri Kubyshkin, was first charged in February with three counts of sexual assault against three former students.
  The latest charges, which include four additional counts of sexual assault and three counts of sexual interference, were filed on May 18.
  Coquitlam RCMP say the 10 charges relate to incidents that allegedly occurred betw
  
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• Suspected serial sex offender alleged to have struck again in Richmond

  22-05-2018 23:28
  
  Leonardo Da Vancouver - now called Leonardo French - reportedly groped a young girl on a public transit bus.
  
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• 'Use the seat cover': Vancouver's naked bike ride organizers suggest riders give Mobi a go

  22-05-2018 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  The organizers of Vancouver’s naked bike ride — set for June 30 — are saying that potential participants needn’t be shy if they don’t own a bike.
  Just use Mobi, the city’s bikeshare service, they say.
  In a Facebook post last month, the organizers of the World Naked Bike Ride point out that there are three Mobi stations near Sunset Beach, which is the launching point of the day’s festivities.
  “Please use a seat cover if you dare to bare all,”
  
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• Notley defends move to skip premiers’ meeting, says Kinder Morgan deadline too important

  22-05-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said her time is better spent in Edmonton, working with the feds and Trans Mountain, than "chastising John Horgan in front of other premiers."
  
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• Metro Vancouverites set Broadway SkyTrain extension as a top transit priority: survey

  22-05-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver residents believe adding SkyTrain and bus service and building the Millennium Line Broadway extension are the most important projects in the second phase of a regional transit plan.
  This is according to the results of public consultation that took place earlier this month, which also found that development cost charges are seen as the most fair way to help pay for the improvements, while property tax increases are the least fair.
  TransLink held public engagement from April 30 to
  
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• Okanagan MLA pushes province, drug company to provide compassionate coverage for pricey drug

  22-05-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  "Her health is deteriorating every day and they could fix it if they chose to."
  
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• Big securities fine issued, but collection and police probe unclear

  22-05-2018 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  In its latest high-profile monetary sanction, the B.C. Securities Commission last week issued $2.29 million in penalties against Vancouver-resident Roy Ping Bai for investment fraud.
  But there remains a question of whether the penalties will be paid, underscored by a Postmedia News investigation published last November that found more than half-a-billion dollars in commission fines have gone uncollected in the past decade. From fiscal 2007-08 to 2016-17, the collection rate has been less th
  
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• Canadians divided on aquariums, zoos, according to latest poll

  22-05-2018 22:20
  
  More than half agree that mammals should not be kept in captivity.
  
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• B.C. taking legal action against Alberta over bill allowing province to cut off gas

  22-05-2018 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby says the province is filing the motion on Tuesday after failing to convince Alberta to refer their law to the courts as B.C. has done. 
  
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• ‘I think they’re fooling themselves’: Rachel Notley on B.C.

  22-05-2018 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 22: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it’s very clear what B.C. is doing right now, as she responds to B.C.’s Attorney General.
  
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• Alberta Premier says B.C. could go to other sources for oil and gas

  22-05-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 22: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley responds to the possibility B.C. could source oil and gas from other sources if they shut off resources from Alberta.
  
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• Convicted polygamists to be sentenced June 26

  22-05-2018 22:12 via vancouversun.com
  Two convicted polygamist from the fundamentalist Mormon community of Bountiful, B.C. will be sentenced on Tuesday, June 26.
  Winston Blackmore, 61, and James Oler, 53, were convicted last July, but only had their convictions registered in March following Blackmore’s failed attempt to have his conviction stayed because of breaches to his constitutional rights.
  The maximum sentence for the Criminal Code offence is five years in prison. The prosecutor has asked for much shorter sentences.
  For
  
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• Alberta Premier says she will not let B.C. play ‘legal rope a dope’ with pipeline

  22-05-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 22: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wants commitment from B.C. on their bottom line when it comes to Tran-Mountain Pipeline, but says their playing legal rope a dope.
  
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• Alberta Premier responds to B.C. legal action against Bill 12

  22-05-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 22: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley responds to legal action put forward by B.C. to prevent a bill that allows Alberta to cut off gasoline to the province.
  
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• Pipeline battle escalates as B.C. government files court challenge against Alberta

  22-05-2018 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government has followed through on its threat of legal action and has filed a court challenge against Alberta in the ongoing pipeline battle.
  Attorney General David Eby announced Tuesday afternoon that the government had filed a statement of claim in Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench.
  “The Attorney General of B.C. is bringing this action, based on public interest standing on behalf of British Columbians, challenging the constitutionality of Alberta’s Preserving Ca
  
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• ‘It’s not business as usual’: Rachel Notley explains decision to skip western premiers’ meeting

  22-05-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, May 22: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley explains why she decided to skip the western premiers’ meeting amid the ongoing pipeline battle with B.C.
  
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• Kamloops driver handcuffed after ramming into 11 businesses, police cruiser 

  22-05-2018 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Later found in the Landsdowne Shopping Centre, the driver was stopped and handcuffed but not before striking a police vehicle in an attempt to flee, Shelkie said. 
  
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• Your TransLink dreams are coming true: Morgan Freeman to voice Vancouver transit announcements

  22-05-2018 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  “Hello, I’m Morgan Freeman” — and he’ll be the voice of TransLink for a limited time.
  As part of TransLink’s rollout of credit card and mobile payments on board its buses and at SkyTrain stations, transit riders will hear Freeman’s distinctive voice making announcements at select SkyTrain stations and on some routes for a brief time this summer.
  Freeman’s voice will be heard notifying transit riders about TransLink’s new tap-to-pay feature.
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• ‘I could see her belly and a bullet hole,’ says witness to shooting of pregnant woman in Vancouver

  22-05-2018 21:14 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUVER — A witness to the double shooting in Vancouver that caused a woman to lose her unborn child said she’s relieved police have made an arrest in the case.
  Dollie Middleton said she punched the man she alleges shot a pregnant woman and her friend, as he fled the scene of the shooting Friday morning.
  Vancouver police have arrested 37-year-old Carleton Stevens of Surrey for what they called a “targeted” shooting.
  They have previously said it is not gang-related.
  Stev
  
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• Douglas Todd: Who cares for Canada's 71,000 minor international students?

  22-05-2018 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  The client strode into George Lee’s office believing the veteran immigration lawyer would automatically notarize the federal government document that would confirm the client was the legal “custodian” of 10 international students who are minors.
  But Lee wouldn’t approve the client’s business plan. The Burnaby immigration specialist knows the intense pressure and loneliness experienced by many young foreign students, who tend to come to Canada from the ages of 12 to
  
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• Clean up of B.C. mudslide that covered couple’s car in Kootenay Pass

  22-05-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Images of the mudslide in the Kootenay Pass near Creston, B.C., that swept a Saskatchewan couple’s car off Highway 3 on the May long weekend.
  
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• B.C. mudslide covers couple in Kootenay Pass

  22-05-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Images of the mudslide on the Kootenay Pass near Creston, B.C. that swept a Saskatchewan couple’s car off Highway 3 on the May long weekend.
  
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• Jon McComb: Like a dog on a bone, Rachel Notley and the pipeline expansion

  22-05-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  No, the boycott isn’t about the practicalities of pretending to be on top of the pipeline issue, Notley is playing to the home crowd, showing off her alleged toughness.
  
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• Adopt a pet: Champ the Mastiff

  22-05-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  This Mastiff, currently under the care of the BC SPCA, is waiting for its forever home.
  
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• Two South Vancouver industrial sites set for redevelopment

  22-05-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  Local developer Hungerford Properties has purchased two South Vancouver sites, including what the company says is the largest industrial acquisition in the city in the last decade.
  The developer recently announced it had purchased a 12.5-acre site at 86 Southeast Marine Drive (just west of the Real Canadian Superstore), and called it Vancouver’s largest industrial deal in the last 10 years in terms of square footage.
  The site, formerly owned by Walmart, was previously a Dueck car dealershi
  
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• Ed Willes: Will the real Jonathon Jennings please stand up?

  22-05-2018 20:53 via theprovince.com
  KAMLOOPS — Jarious Jackson has been playing and studying the quarterback position for over 20 years and, like anyone who watches Jonathon Jennings for more than five minutes, he’s excited about the things he can see.
  There’s the NFL-calibre arm, which throws the prettiest deep ball in the Canadian game. There’s the elite athleticism, which buys Jennings time and space in the passing game and makes him a threat in the run game. And there’s the calm demeanour and stud
  
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• Spa review: Rose Infinity Facial at Absolute Spa Hotel Vancouver

  22-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Absolute Spa Hotel Vancouver 
  900 West Georgia St., Vancouver, 604-684-2772  
  The Treatment: Rose Infinity Facial, $210 Roses are stunning to look at and smell, but did you know that they’re also reportedly good for your skin? 
  Rose hip and rose oils are rich in nutrients such as Vitamins E and C, which can help soothe and moisturize skin. So, when we heard about the Rose Infinity Facial, which incorporates unique ingredients including plant stem cells, soy an
  
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• Ben Parfitt: Recovery plan for B.C.’s threatened boreal caribou only window dressing

  22-05-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  At its most charitable, B.C.’s “recovery” plan for boreal caribou, one of our province’s most-threatened wildlife species, amounts to window dressing.
  At its worst, it looks a lot like annihilation.
  The plan, such as it is, accepts as a given that there will be a drastic decline in caribou numbers in the coming years. And now we learn that one of the biggest culprits in that projected decline — fossil-fuel companies drilling and fracking for natural gas — aren
  
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• Deadpool 2: Vancouver's blockbuster by the numbers

  22-05-2018 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  Deadpool 2 sliced its way to top of the box-office in its opening weekend in theatres, ending the Avengers: Infinity War’s three-week hold at No. 1.  
  The Vancouver-filmed sequel to the surprise 2016 blockbuster earned more than $125 million domestically in its first weekend, down slightly from the first film’s $132.4 million launch. Worldwide, however, Vancouver movie star Ryan Reynolds’s passion project raked in more than $300 million last weekend, earning $175 mill
  
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• The Pat-cast: Travis Green is going to love Elias Pettersson

  22-05-2018 19:09 via theprovince.com
  How will Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green use Elias Pettersson at the start of the NHL season? Jason Botchford and Jeff Paterson go over the possibilities.
  The boys are back for another episode of The Pat-cast, powered by Eagle Ridge GM. Jason Botchford and Jeff Paterson talk Elias Pettersson and other Canucks prospects.
  http://media.blubrry.com/theprovincesports/p/archive.org/download/20180518_pat-cast/20180518_Pat-cast.mp3
  
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• The Pat-cast: Elias Petterson will get bigger, stronger

  22-05-2018 19:04 via theprovince.com
  Jason Botchford and Jeff Paterson say Elias Pettersson will continue to grow in size and strength when he joins the Vancouver Canucks.The boys are back for another episode of The Pat-cast, powered by Eagle Ridge GM. Jason Botchford and Jeff Paterson talk Elias Pettersson and other Canucks prospects.
  http://media.blubrry.com/theprovincesports/p/archive.org/download/20180518_pat-cast/20180518_Pat-cast.mp3
  
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• This Just In: CHANEL Hydra Beauty Masque de Nuit Au Camelia, NUXE Crème Fraiche de Beauté 48 HR moisture Skin-Quenching Serum and Dermablend Glow Creator Multi-Use Liquid Highlighter

  22-05-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  CHANELHydra Beauty Masque de Nuit Au CameliaThey say: An overnight face mask inspired by the “dew natural process” of the camellia flower. The creamy mask transforms into “dew-like droplets” to help hydrate and oxygenate the skin while you sleep. Skin looks radiant and signs of fatigue are diminished upon waking. 
  We say: Skincare that works while you sleep? What’s not to love? This pleasantly scented face mask smooths on easily and doesn’t feel
  
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• The Pat-cast: Anything Elias Pettersson does is a big story

  22-05-2018 18:53 via theprovince.com
  Jason Botchford declares himself the “story determiner” after Vancouver sports talk radio hosts battled over Elias Pettersson.The boys are back for another episode of The Pat-cast, powered by Eagle Ridge GM. Jason Botchford and Jeff Paterson talk Elias Pettersson and other Canucks prospects.
  http://media.blubrry.com/theprovincesports/p/archive.org/download/20180518_pat-cast/20180518_Pat-cast.mp3
  
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• Concert benefits B.C. Parkinson’s program and services

  22-05-2018 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  Party for Parkinsons. Shake, Shake, Shake, a concert featuring 6 bands for the benefit of Parkinson’s programs and Services in BC.
  
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• Nutritional benefits of a Mediterranean diet

  22-05-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Diana Steele explains why the Mediterranean diet is more than just a fad, it’s a healthy lifestyle than can help you avoid heart disease.
  
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• Benefits of the Mediterranean diet

  22-05-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Diana Steele explains why the Mediterranean diet is more than just a fad, it’s a healthy lifestyle than can help you avoid heart disease.
  
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• B.C. nurse shares inspiring before-and-after photos from non-profit hospital ship

  22-05-2018 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. nurse is sharing inspiring before-and-after Instagram photos from her time working on board a non-profit hospital ship.
  Katelyn Martinetti, 29, has spent the last few years volunteering on board Mercy Ships, an international charity that staffs and operates hospital ships around the world, providing care to those in developing countries who might not otherwise have access to healthcare.The procedures and treatments are all free for the locals, many of whom desperately require serious
  
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• TransLink launches mobile wallet tap system

  22-05-2018 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  Starting Tuesday, transit riders will be able to pay for rides using Visa, Mastercard or a mobile wallet app – Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. Reporter Jordan Armstrong has the details.
  
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• Prostate cancer research yields hope, disappointment

  22-05-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Michael Izen wrote the book on prostate cancer. And now he’s dying of the disease.
  The Vancouver labour-market analyst consultant jokes that he had “softwood lumber” problems and was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012. He had it removed shortly thereafter, but the aggressive cancer — caused by the defective hereditary gene BRCA2 — always returned.
  It spread to his liver, spine and, now, to his brain.
  “It’s moved everywhere,” explains 51-year-ol
  
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• Daily Poll: Have you ever had trouble getting onto a ferry?

  22-05-2018 15:56 via vancouversun.com
  Over the long weekend, photos taken on board a B.C. Ferry vessel showed several empty car spots.
  B.C. Ferries, however, explains the empty car spots were because the vessel had hit its foot passenger capacity of 600 people.
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  Ferries are full, even with room for more cars: B.C. FerriesB.C. Ferries weekend turmoil: When ‘full’ means ¼ empty
  The ferry service had added extra sailings over the long weekend, but residents on the Gulf Islands say there should be more ferries
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sun and clear skies ease long weekenders back to reality

  22-05-2018 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: May 22, 2018 – Tuesday’s weather will be clear and sunny so hopefully that return to reality following the long weekend doesn’t hurt too much.
  We’ll see the same on Wednesday though Thursday and Friday’s forecast is a bit more grey headed into the weekend.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, with a high of 21. Inland, temperatures hit 25.
  Tonight: Clear, with fog patches developing overnight. Low of 14.
  Tomorrow: Mainly sunny, fog dissipates
  
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• Bride ties knot in honour of mom killed in Tofino beach accident hours earlier

  22-05-2018 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  An Ottawa woman who was killed in a tragic beach accident on Vancouver Island was remembered by her family just hours later as her daughter walked down the aisle in Tofino, BC.
  
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• The Morning Skate, May 22: The NHL may be outdoing the NBA

  22-05-2018 14:28 via theprovince.com
  I was in Kelowna this weekend. I didn’t spot any hockey players.
  But yesterday, I did spot hockey talk on ESPN. The normally basketball-heavy Around The Horn covered the Golden Knights’ unexpected success and the thrills that have been the TBL/Caps series.
  All four pundits mentioned at some point how much better hockey’s unpredictable nature was in comparison to the NBA’s, though they did note the quality of play in the NBA is in an exceptional period.
  Still, the NHL&rsqu
  
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• Hundreds of Boundary-area residents return home

  22-05-2018 07:50 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly 900 evacuation orders were rescinded across the Boundary region on Monday.
  
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