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☆ Look inside the $44.5 million Tuscan-style mega villa perched 2,000 feet above Malibu
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

watch nowThe Tuscan-style mega villa that sits high atop Malibu has just been put back on the market with a $44.5 million price tag. Studio 910The French limestone-clad villa's more recent history includes being featured on reality TV and film. Studio 910The primary suite includes vaulted ceilings and two balconies, plus a wraparound terrace. Studio 910The primary suite's third interior balcony overlooks the great room where 35-foot ceilings are clad in walnut wood. Studio 910The kitchen.

Persons: Shawn Elliott, Elliott, Howard Leight, Bob Easton, Leight, Kardashians, Leight's, Howard Leight Jr Organizations: Malibu Rocky, Nest Seekers International, CNBC Locations: Malibu, Santa Monica, Malibu's

Companies City of Yellowknife FollowYELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A huge wildfire in northern Canada is creeping closer to the capital of the Northwest Territories and could reach the outskirts of Yellowknife by the weekend unless rain comes, the territorial government said on Wednesday. Canada is enduring its worst-ever wildfire season with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the country, including 230 in the Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane said some Yellowknife residents were preemptively leaving the city but urged people to remain calm and warned that highways could close suddenly because of the fire risk. The Northwest Territories declared a state of emergency late Tuesday and the Canadian military has been mobilized to help tackle the blazes and airlift some residents to safety. Cochrane spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the wildfire situation on Wednesday afternoon.

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☆ I grew up in Orlando, Florida, but never experienced summers as hot as this. That's why I bought a second home in North Carolina, and might move there for good.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mary Cannon, a Florida native, purchased a second home in Hayesville, North Carolina, in 2021. Cannon said she's part of a wave of Floridians who have purchased homes in North Carolina. In November 2021, my husband and I purchased a second home in Hayesville, North Carolina. The weather is nicer in North Carolina and my son thrives hereMy husband and I chose to purchase a second home in North Carolina because of the state's beauty and its hospitable climate. There have been droves of Floridians moving to North Carolina, and the locals don't particularly like that.

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☆ Wildfire in Tenerife national park prompts village evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A wildfire that broke out in a national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife has spread to 300 hectares, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of five villages and to cut off access to the forest surrounding the Mount Teide volcano. "The fire is powerful and is in a complicated area," Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo told a news conference in Tenerife. [1/5]Flames and smoke rise as wildfire burns on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain, August 16, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. During the last week, a heatwave in the Canary Islands has left many areas bone dry and increased the risk of wildfires. This summer, firefighters have extinguished a series of forest fires on the islands of Gran Canaria and La Palma, which form part of the Canary Islands archipelago.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Pedro Martinez, Gerardo Ibelli, Rosa Davila, Davila, Corina Pons, Inti Landauro, Angus MacSwan, Charlie Devereux, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Media, Gran Canaria, La, Radio Canarias, Thomson Locations: TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Tenerife, Arrate, Gran, Spanish

☆ Windmill Made Famous in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ Is for Sale in England
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A historic windmill in the English countryside that appeared alongside Dick Van Dyke and a magical flying car in the 1968 movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” has gone up for sale. The black-and-white Cobstone Mill, in Buckinghamshire, England, just outside London, is part of a property that also includes a main house, about 37 acres of land and a swimming pool. The mill is thought to have been built around 1816 and was used to grind cereal until 1873, according to Savills, the real estate firm selling the property. Before the windmill could be used as a movie location it needed substantial renovations. The property had been damaged by a fire and, according to local media reports at the time, squatters had been living in it.

Persons: Dick Van Dyke, Chitty Chitty, ” Locations: Buckinghamshire, England, London

Companies City of Yellowknife FollowYELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Canadian officials ordered the evacuation of the Northwest Territories' capital of Yellowknife and several smaller communities on Wednesday as a massive wildfire threatened the town of Hay River overnight. Canada is enduring its worst wildfire season with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the country, including 230 in the Northwest Territories. The Northwest Territories declared a state of emergency late Tuesday and the Canadian military has been mobilized to help tackle the blazes and airlift some residents to safety. Cochrane spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the wildfire situation on Wednesday afternoon. Blazes have engulfed parts of nearly all 13 Canadian provinces and territories this year, forcing home evacuations, disrupting oil and gas production and drawing in federal as well as international firefighting resources.

Persons: Mike Westwick, Westwick, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane, Pat Kane, I've, Cochrane, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Nia Williams, Ismail Shakil, David Ljunggren, Dan Whitcomb, Diane Craft, Stephen Coates Organizations: Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories Premier, REUTERS, City, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Yellowknife, YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Northwest, Hay, Canada, Enterprise, Alberta, Sunday, City, Western Canada, Pacific, British Columbia, Cathedral, Keremeos, Ottawa, Los Angeles

☆ Carbon storage is gaining favor. These are the companies investors need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Carbon capture, utilization and storage processes have been around for half a decade, but are currently gaining momentum. Some focus on modifying already-standing power as well as industrial plants that work on carbon capture. Put more succinctly, Deutsche Bank analyst James Hubbard called carbon capture "simple in theory" but "capital intensive and divisive" in reality. He also noted the company has one of the industry's largest carbon capture positions. Staphos cited the potential of its carbon capture operations as a long-term reason to be optimistic, even as its more traditional end-market, homebuilding, faces near-term pressure.

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☆ Chesapeake to complete Eagle Ford basin exit with SilverBow deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoAug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy (CHK.O) said on Monday it would sell its remaining Eagle Ford assets to SilverBow Resources (SBOW.N) for $700 million, completing its exit from the south Texas basin. Chesapeake said last year it viewed the Eagle Ford acreage as no longer core to its strategy and would focus on the gas-rich Marcellus and Haynesville shale formations. The Oklahoma City-based energy producer also faced pressure from activist investment firm Kimmeridge Energy Management, which has urged a shift toward solely natural gas production. SilverBow said the deal, expected to close by the end of this year, would make it the largest public pure-play Eagle Ford operator and would immediately add to key financial and operating metrics. The deal consists of a $650 million upfront cash payment due at closing and an additional $50 million deferred cash payment 12 months after close.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chesapeake, Marcellus, boe, SilverBow, Arunima Kumar, Sriraj Organizations: Chesapeake Energy, REUTERS, Eagle Ford, SilverBow Resources, Energy, Oklahoma, Kimmeridge Energy Management, Chesapeake, Eagle, Thomson Locations: Texas, Eagle Ford, Dimmit, Webb, Chesapeake, Bengaluru

☆ Maui wildfires: What we know about the deadliest US fire in over a century
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While firefighters have made progress against the three largest wildfires, the deadly fire in hard-hit Lahaina is still not fully under control, Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura said Saturday. Mike Blake/ReutersThe most destructive and deadly of the fires, the Lahaina wildfire, traveled at an extraordinary speed, the governor said in a video update Sunday afternoon. “When the winds rose up – winds gusting as high as 81 miles per hour – fires spread rapidly,” Green said. Lahaina is the hardest hit areaVideo Ad Feedback The Maui fires destroyed their homes. People are still missing and just 3% of area was searchedA caretaker photographs the site of a home destroyed by the Maui wildfires in Kula, Hawaii on Sunday.

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KAHULUI, Hawaii, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Hawaii Governor Josh Green on Sunday called a part of the island of Maui that was devastated by wildfires a "war zone," as the death toll reached 93 and was expected to keep climbing. "We're at 93 (victims) now ... it's a war zone, but the help is incredible." The death toll made the blaze Hawaii's worst natural disaster, surpassing a tsunami that killed 61 people in 1960, a year after Hawaii became a U.S. state. [1/2]The shells of burned houses and buildings are left after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 11, 2023. Reuters Graphics'TOO GRIM'Authorities began allowing residents back into west Maui on Friday, although the fire zone in Lahaina remained barricaded.

Persons: Josh Green, Green, We'll, Joe Biden, Deanne Criswell, we've, a.m, Mike Blake, Marco Garcia, David Ljunggren, Jorge Garcia, Sandra Stojanovic, Maria Caspani, Joseph Ax, Daniel Wallis, Raju Gopalakrishnan, William Mallard, Paul Simao Organizations: MSNBC, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Sunday, National Fire Protection Association, Officials, Hawai'i Department of Land, Natural Resources, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Reuters Graphics, Authorities, Facebook, Thomson Locations: KAHULUI, Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, obliterating, it's, U.S, Paradise , California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maui County, Kula, Kahului, Honolulu , Hawaii

☆ Radious lets you rent your home to businesses as a coworking space: 'It's like Airbnb and WeWork had a baby'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Radious lets homeowners rent out their houses to companies that want coworking spaces. The Portland, Oregon, company lets homeowners rent to companies in need of coworking spaces. Radious also lets companies request access to spaces in other cities across the US to tap into a network of not-yet-public options. And Milwaukee really prides itself on being welcoming and friendly. It would seem like some suburbs that are just house after house may not be as attractive.

Persons: Radious, Amina Moreau's, Moreau, lockdowns, Robin Daniels, WeWork, Airbnbs, we've, we're, Amina Moreau Radious, it's, We've Organizations: Service, WeWork Locations: Portland , Oregon, Wall, Silicon, The Portland , Oregon, Portland, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan

☆ I own an energy-efficient, weather-proof dome home. Here's my advice for those who want to own a dome home too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Pamela Voss and her husband own a geodesic dome home on 15 acres of land in eastern Texas. When my husband and I first walked into our 4,000 square-foot Texas dome home in spring 2021, I thought to myself: "Oh my God, this is so cool." Dome homes in our area aren't prevalent enough to have comps, so we fought back and asked if they could use traditional homes of a comparable price. Sometimes, skylights and windows in dome homes can leak at the edges because of how they are built. Keep in mind that many dome homes also need a cupola, which is a gazebo-like structure at the highest point of the dome.

Persons: Pamela Voss, Voss, we've, you've Organizations: Service, Texas Farm Bureau Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon

☆ Hawaii's emergency siren warning system was silent during Maui wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Hawaii residents have long been accustomed to the monthly tests of the outdoor siren warning system. “Maui County faced a challenging, rapidly changing situation, and I think they did everything possible to save lives. Period.’Video Ad Feedback Video shows family's terrifying escape from Maui wildfires 01:18 - Source: CNNThe fire spread with such speed that many people left their homes immediately with little notice from authorities, Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura said. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources/AP Burnt boats sit in waters off of Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday. Phonoxaylinkham, his wife, and their five children were caught in the Lahaina wildfires and survived by exiting their car and spending four hours in the ocean as the west Maui wildfires raged around them.

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Many opponents of renewable energy, she added, “are worried about the impacts to their very way of life.”Roadside opposition to renewable energy projects near Baldwin City, Kan. “We see offshore wind as a critical technology,” said Dan Burgess, the director of the Maine Governor’s Energy Office. Across the country, clean energy projects of all types are tied up in lengthy permitting processes. By then, India had not completed any offshore wind projects. Since 2000, the United States has barely built any major transmission lines that connect different regions of the country.

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☆ Travelers say these are the best — and worst — airports in North America based on wait times for check-in, customs and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every one of the best airports in North America for wait times according to passengers is located in the U.S. The best airport in North America based on wait times: Southwest Florida International AirportThe Southwest Florida International Airport ranked No. The Portland International Airport ranked as the second best airport in North America, according to a Casago report. Nathan Howard | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe worst airport in North America based on wait times: Sangster International Airport in JamaicaThe Sangster International Airport is three miles east of Montego Bay, Jamaica. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty ImagesThe 10 worst airports in North America based on wait times

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[1/5] The shells of burned houses and buildings are left after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 11, 2023. RAPID ADVANCEAuthorities began allowing residents back into west Maui on Friday, though the fire zone in Lahaina remained barricaded. "When I see Lahaina town itself, I cannot describe the feelings I get," said Lacuesta, who was headed to a church shelter next to continue his search. Subsequent updates were focused on the Kula fire, which had burned hundreds of acres and forced some local evacuations. But at around 3:30 p.m., according to the county's updates, the Lahaina fire flared up.

Persons: Anne Lopez, Josh Green, Dacruz, We'll, Lacuesta, a.m, Mike Blake, Marco Garcia, Joseph Ax, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Hawai'i Department of Land, Natural Resources, REUTERS, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, CNN, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S, REUTERS KAHULUI, Kahului, Kula, Maui County, Honolulu , Hawaii

☆ Occidental and Climeworks big winners as Biden allocates billions for CO2 removal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will now help fund two DAC hub projects, one in Texas and one in Louisiana. They will eventually remove more carbon per year than all of the current projects combined. Climeworks, based in Zurich, Switzerland, currently has the world's largest DAC plant in Iceland, which removes about 4,000 tons of CO2 per year. The DAC Hubs program is a vital investment for DAC to reach climate impact at scale," said Andrew Fishbein, senior climate policy manager for Climeworks. Heirloom is a California-based startup that is using limestone to remove carbon from the air.

Persons: Jennifer Granholm, Vicki Hollub, Andrew Fishbein Organizations: U.S . Department of Energy, Law, of Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Biden, Department, DAC, Breakthrough Energy, Microsoft Locations: Texas, Louisiana, U.S, Corpus Christi, United States, The Louisiana, Zurich, Switzerland, Iceland, California, Paris

☆ Hawaii wildfires to cause second-largest total insured loss in state's history - KCC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The damage at the Ho'Onanea condominium complex is seen in the aftermath of a wildfire, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge GarciaAug 11 (Reuters) - The total insured loss from the ongoing wildfires on Maui island is expected to be the second largest in Hawaii's history, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The firm estimates the total area burned at about 2,200 acres, while roughly 3,500 buildings within the fire perimeter. Insurance broker Aon said the extreme devastation to homes, businesses and other structures in Lahaina would likely drive economic and insured losses into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi MajumdarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jorge Garcia, Karen Clark, KCC, Aon, Manya Saini, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: REUTERS, Karen Clark & Company, Maui, Thomson Locations: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S, Hawaiian, Bengaluru

Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook helicopters perform aerial water bucket drops on the island of Maui to assist with fight of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, August 9, 2023. An out-of-control wildfire that began along a major Central Maui highway burns Thursday July 11, 2019, in Maui, Hawaii. “Especially when you have severe drought conditions like we have.”Despite these growing dangers, Hawaii state budgets for fire management have not kept pace with worsening conditions, according to the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, a nonprofit. Hawaii is hardly unique: As climate change is exacerbating natural disasters, state officials across the country are also struggling to respond to new threats. And it’s unclear how significantly additional preparedness and mitigation efforts could have reduced the destruction of a blaze with the intensity and speed of the Lahaina wildfire.

Persons: Pamela Brown’s, ”, Hurricane Dora, didn’t, Clay Trauernicht, Matthew Thayer, Abby Frazier, ” Nani Barretto, Gov, Sylvia Luke, “, Josh Stanbro, Josh Green, Frazier, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Hawaii Army National Guard, Hawaii National Guard, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Maui News, Clark University, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, ” Locations: Hawaii, ”, Maui, Lahaina, Maui County, Central Maui, Massachusetts

Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii told MSNBC. In a late evening statement, Maui County said that the death toll had risen to 80. [1/9]A view of damage cause by wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S., in this undated picture posted on August 11, 2023. County officials began allowing Lahaina residents back to their homes on Friday, even though much of Maui's western side remained without power and water. "Hot spots still exist and wearing a mask and gloves is advised," Maui County said in a statement.

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☆ Hawaii wildfires: Biden vows immediate aid, deploys military to assist victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed immediate assistance for Maui residents who have lost loved ones and their homes in devastating wildfires that have taken at least 36 lives. "Anyone who's lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately," Biden said. The president has ordered the military to the island to help fight the blaze and evacuate people out of harms way. The Marines are providing Black Hawk helicopters to help fight the fires. The U.S. Department of Transportation is also working with commercial airlines to help evacuate tourists from Maui.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, who's, Josh Green, Deanne Organizations: Hawaii Gov, Army, U.S, Marines, NBC News, U.S . Department of Transportation, Maui ., Maui . United Airlines, Kahului Locations: Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii, U.S, Maui, Lahaina, Utah, Maui . United

Devastating wildfires linked to climate change have lately become somewhat normal in the American West and beyond. In that sense, the Maui fires are nothing new. The ones on Maui this week are destructive in part because of the island’s isolation, fragile supply chains and dependence on tourism. The winds driving the fires, driven themselves in part by a hurricane passing hundreds of miles away in the Pacific Ocean, were expected to ease on Thursday. Phone service was down in some parts of the island’s west coast, including Hawaii’s former royal capital, Lahaina, where fire has been ripping through weathered wooden storefronts.

Persons: ”, Burgess Harrison, “ Organizations: Fire, U.S . Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Health Locations: Maui, American, Maui and Minnesota, Minnesota, Hawaii, Lahaina

☆ A devastating fire leveled their Maui home 5 years ago. Now it’s happened again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Five years ago, the couple’s home turned into ashes when winds from Hurricane Lane helped fuel a fire that encroached onto their property in Lahaina. “I feel like I’m a veteran of disaster here,” Mark Stefl told CNN. “We ran downstairs, grabbed our dogs and cats … and the fire just engulfed our house,” said Mark Stefl, who added they lost a cat and a dog amid the chaos. “I’m literally thankful just to be alive right now,” Mark Stefl said. “It’s going to take years.”Still, Mark Stefl and his wife plan to rebuild – like they did once before.

Persons: Mark Stefl, Michele, –, Dora, Michele Numbers, “, ”, “ I’m, Lane, Gov, Sylvia Luke, ” Luke, “ It’s, We’ll Organizations: CNN, Hurricane Lane Locations: Hawaii, Hurricane, Lahaina, Maui, Maui County

☆ Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jill P. Capuzzo | Claudia Gryvatz Copquin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Maria Hayes, Diane Turton Realtors, 718-702-2048, dianeturton.comCostsTaxes: $16,464 a yearProsThe unfinished basement includes a temperature-controlled wine cellar that can hold 2,000 bottles. The house is just up the street from the Manasquan River Golf Club. Despite the name of the road it is on, this house is well inland from the ocean and has no water views. Given the fast pace of the current market, some properties may no longer be available at the time of publication. For weekly email updates on residential real estate news, sign up here.

Persons: Maria Hayes, Diane Turton Organizations: Diane Turton Realtors, Golf Locations: Monmouth, Brielle, N.J

☆ Biden wants to make sure Congress doesn't slash pay for firefighters tackling wildfires raging across the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration wants additional funding from Congress for Ukraine, extreme weather, and the border. Currently, wildfire firefighters are working under a temporary pay increase, which will expire by October. "The administration is committed to building a more robust and resilient wildland firefighter workforce and fairly compensate wildland firefighters' difficult and dangerous work that they do. "We've seen bipartisan understanding of the need to provide firefighter pay to prevent a cliff," the official said. On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act, which would make pay increases for firefighters permanent.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden's, Kevin McCarthy, We've, Josh Harder, weren't Organizations: Biden, Management, Service, Agriculture, FEMA, OMB, NBC News, National Federation of Federal Employees, National Forest Service Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Hawaii, Texas, California

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