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Bishop Carlton Pearson died Sunday night in hospice care in Tulsa due to cancer, said his agent, Will Bogle. Pearson was shunned by other evangelical leaders, branded a heretic and later became a United Church of Christ minister. Pearson ran unsuccessfully for Tulsa mayor in 2002, a defeat he blamed on public reaction to his teachings. Pearson in 2000 was among a group of 30 clergy who advised then President-elect George W. Bush on faith-based social programs. Pearson is survived by his mother, a son, a daughter and his former wife, Bogle said.

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There's a history of Christmas pudding charms, to be hidden within the holiday treat. And there's an angel made of beads by an artisan in the Woza Moya collective of South Africa. The photographer behind the Instagram account Brown Girls Do Ballet has put together a celebratory essay in images of just that. More than 1,100 color images included in this broad overview, Glaser’s wit ever-present. Includes rarely seen images and recollections from Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Mary J. Blige and more.

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☆ San Francisco Bay's only private island is on sale for $25 million — but there's a catch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco Bay's only private island is on the market for $25 millionRed Rock Island lacks basic infrastructure like power and running water. AdvertisementSan Francisco Bay's only private island is on the market for $25 million — but there's no electricity or running water, reported The Wall Street Journal. The island has been put up for sale several times in recent years for between $5 million and $22 million, Durning told WSJ. In September, a private island in Solano County, California was put on the market for $75 million. And in August, a private island in Maine with a cottage and lighthouse was listed for $400,000.

Persons: Francisco Bay's, Brock Durning, hasn't, —, Chris Lim, Lim, Durning Organizations: Service, Street, Contra Costa, Christie's, Estate, Rafael Bridge, Google, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: Francisco, Richmond, Rafael, Marin, Alaska, Solano County , California, Maine

☆ Ex-Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Failing to Intervene in Fatal Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty this week to failure to intervene in connection with the fatal shooting last year of a man who had called 911 for roadside assistance, prosecutors said on Friday. Six other law enforcement officers who responded to the 911 call were also charged in the case. Under the deal, more serious charges of criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment that had been brought against Mr. Gould in the fatal shooting of Christian Glass, 22, were dropped. Bob Weiner, a lawyer representing Mr. Gould, said on Friday that Mr. Gould was at home and off duty on June 10, 2022, the night of the shooting. Still, it was determined that Mr. Gould had played a role in the fatal shooting as the supervisor of one of the deputies who responded to the 911 call.

Persons: Kyle Gould, Gould, Christian Glass, Bob Weiner, Glass Organizations: Colorado sheriff’s, Sheriff’s Department, Fifth Judicial, Mr, Colorado State Patrol Locations: Colorado

The 125-foot Christ the Redeemer was illuminated Thursday night with a towering message welcoming the singer to the country for the latest leg of her Eras Tour. The grand show of hospitality was thanks to a charitable act by her fans and orchestrated by the Christ the Redeemer Archdiocesan Sanctuary, which manages the iconic statue. “From today onwards, I ask all fan clubs to direct their requests about the Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer to our beloved Archdiocese. Today, the Christ statue with its arms wide open welcomes millions of selfie-snapping tourists each year. Rio is far from the only place to give Swift a special welcome for her Eras Tour.

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☆ There's no Christmas tree shortage this year despite Canada's record wildfire season, 2 experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Despite the dry, smoky summer, there isn't a Christmas tree shortage, two experts said. While it caused air traffic delays and air-quality issues, it didn't affect this year's crop of Christmas trees, two experts told Business Insider. Past and future tree shortages"There's quite a bit of talk — again, internet and media and so forth — about a Christmas tree shortage," Cregg said. A report in 2014 blamed less demand during the 2008 and 2009 recession for fewer Christmas trees. Fraser firs are one of the most popular species of Christmas trees in the US and face challenges due to climate change.

Persons: Justin G, Whitehill, Bert Cregg, he's, Steve Reiners, —, Cregg, That's, Fraser, Chris Keane, Greg Hann, you've Organizations: Service, North Carolina State University, of Horticulture, Michigan State University, Cornell University, Association, YouTube, Tree Producers Association, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Locations: Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ Long-lost $26 million masterpiece found in kitchen heads to the Louvre after 4-year campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Louvre Museum in Paris has added a “national treasure” to its collection four years after it was discovered during a house clearance. “Christ Mocked” by the Florentine painter Cimabue was found in an elderly woman’s house in the town of Compiegne in 2019. She had kept the rare artwork – which she thought was a Greek religious icon – in her kitchen. But the French government then stepped in to block its export, assigning the painting “national treasure” status. It will join the much larger Cimabue painting “Maestà” in the Louvre collection, and both works will be part of an exhibition event in spring 2025, according to the ministry.

Persons: ”, Cimabue, Jerome Montcouquil, Cenni, Pepo, Philippe Lopez, Rima Abdul Malak, Laurence des, Giotto, Christ Organizations: CNN, Louvre Museum, AFP, Getty, Frick Locations: Paris, Compiegne, Greek, France, Florence, London, British, Suffolk, New York

☆ Pūteketeke: New Zealand crowns ‘bird of the century’ championed by John Oliver
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The votes are in for New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll and the winner by a significant margin, getting more than 290,000 votes, is the Australasian crested grebe, better known as the pūteketeke or the ‘puking’ bird championed by comedian and talk show host John Oliver. This 2022 photo supplied by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society shows puteketeke at Lake Ellesmere, south of Christchurch in New Zealand. To help spread the message and raise awareness, Oliver bought up billboards in New Zealand, Japan and the state of Wisconsin. “No bird on earth is more deserving of Bird of the Century than this one,” Oliver said on his show. “They are weird puking birds with colourful mullets.

Persons: John Oliver, “, ”, “ We’re, “ Pūteketeke, Peter Foulds, Young pūteketeke, Oliver, ” Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, What’s Organizations: CNN, Zealand’s, HBO, Royal, Bird Protection Society, AP, Wings Locations: kea, Lake Ellesmere, Christchurch, New Zealand, Royal, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Wisconsin

☆ Opinion | The Squandered Potential of Tim Scott
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Osita Nwanevu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The book itself suggested otherwise — that Mr. Scott was not only as fixated on his own color as the critics he scorned but also as determined to make use of it. Walker, whom Mr. Scott evidently sees as his historic peers. To be sure, the substance of Mr. Carson’s commentary on race did resemble Mr. Scott’s. That, to me, is racism.”But unlike Mr. Scott, Mr. Carson rarely discussed race of his own volition, on or off the stump. So where Mr. Carson ran largely as a conventional evangelical Republican candidate — racial dog whistles and all — Mr. Scott actively tried and failed to make a race-based message connect.

Persons: Scott, Jackie Robinson, Madam C.J, Walker, Scott’s, Ben Carson’s, Carson, Dennis Prager, ” —, “, ”, Molly Ball, Carson’s, Ball, Mr Organizations: Republican, South Locations: The, South Carolina

☆ Walmart, Target earnings to offer clues on crucial holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Siddharth Cavale | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But rising credit card debt, depleted pandemic-era savings, and higher interest rates are giving investors pause, betting that retail bellwethers like Walmart and Target will have too much merchandise and be forced to discount during the holiday season. Walmart's decision so far to not hire seasonal holiday workers is a telling sign, Walmart investor Sizemore Capital Management told Reuters. The National Retail Federation predicts U.S. holiday sales in 2023 to rise at the slowest pace in five years. But Walmart and Target began offering some holiday discounts as early as October. "I don't see" food price inflation crowding out sales of more discretionary goods as "as big of an issue this holiday season as last holiday season," D.A.

Persons: they're, Charles Sizemore, Brian Cornell, " Sizemore, TD Cowen, D.A, Davidson, Rubbermaid, Helen of Troy, Target, Scott, Michael Baker, Siddharth Cavale, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Walmart, Target, U.S, Capital Management, Reuters, National Retail Federation, Newell Brands, Hydro, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ The Social Gospel movement is changing our politics and reshaping our perspectives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Fain’s sermonette underscores a trend that has largely gone unnoticed: The Social Gospel movement is making a comeback. Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesIt might sound like hyperbole to say that this resurgent form of the Social Gospel is changing our politics. He reached deep into the Social Gospel throughout the UAW strike, routinely deploying what one commentator called “strikingly Christian rhetoric.”Christopher H. Evans, author of “The Social Gospel in American Religion: A History,” said he heard the Social Gospel in Fain’s UAW speeches. “It (The Social Gospel) won’t have the institutional muscle it had before, but you could still have these voices and followers.”The climate in contemporary America seems ripe for the Social Gospel message. And the soaring optimism of old Social Gospel reformers may now seem as outdated as wobbly black-and-white silent films.

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☆ The Members of This ‘Manuscripts Club’ Were Obsessed With Medieval Books
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Bruce Holsinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It seems nothing less than a miracle that so many manuscripts from the era endure to our day. These heroes are the subjects of Christopher de Hamel’s lovingly written and lavishly illustrated “The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts.” Crack the spine of any volume by de Hamel and you will step into a world of bookish wonderment. One of the most eminent living scholars and catalogers of medieval European manuscripts, de Hamel is also their greatest champion, having devoted his career to revealing their treasures and mysteries to scholarly and public audiences alike. Alongside his catalogs of private and public collections, he has published studies and guidebooks on a variety of topics. “Scribes and Illuminators” (1992) is still widely taught to students in paleography and codicology (the sciences of old handwriting and old manuscript books, respectively), while “The Book: A History of the Bible” (2001) surveys the history of the sacred Hebrew and Christian texts through the lens of their myriad surviving manuscripts.

Persons: Christopher de Hamel, Hilary Mantel’s, ”, Cardinal Wolsey’s, Dukes, Christopher de Hamel’s, de Hamel, Illuminators ” Locations: Norfolk, Sussex, paleography

☆ What Democrats Can Learn From Joe Biden and Poll Numbers - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The median voter rule still applies. The median voter rule says parties win when they stay close to the center of the electorate. The Democrats’ strong showing in elections across the country this week proves how powerful the median voter rule is, especially when it comes to the abortion issue. This year, Democrats and their supporters effectively played to median voters, with, for example, an ad in Ohio in which a father who grew up in the church castigated the G.O.P. And if you’re truly living out your faith, you’re not playing into these anger and hatred games.”

Persons: MAGA, —, Biden doesn’t, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Andy Beshear, E.J, Dionne Jr, you’re, ” Organizations: Jackson, Health Organization, Gov, Democrat, Washington Post Locations: It’s, Dobbs v, Ohio, Kentucky

☆ An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Aatish Taseer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage: a trip of endurance, hardship and ecstasy in celebration of one’s faith. On an epic pilgrimage of his own, one writer ventures into the heart of three great religions in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq. The Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala the day after Ashura. “They’re poor, but they come thousands of kilometers for the love of Imam Hussein.” PILGRIMAGE WAS A great equalizer. “Labaik ya Hussein,” came the solemn chorus of surrounding voices.

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☆ M&S echoes UK peers on early Christmas demand, Ahold looks to loyalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A logo of food and clothes' retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) is seen at a branch in London, Britain March 10, 2022. "We are definitely seeing good sales performance in our Christmas ranges," CEO Stuart Machin told reporters after M&S reported much better-than-expected first half results. BIGGER FAMILY CHRISTMASM&S's Machin said research showed about 20% of its customers wanted to stock up on Christmas food products "slightly earlier" this year, with most of those customers planning for a bigger family Christmas. Still, the retail bosses are hopeful of strong demand for food, drinks and presents from now until the end of December. Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Sarah Young, Kate Holton and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Marks, Spencer, Toby Melville, Ahold, Stuart Machin, S's Machin, I'm, Machin, James Davey, Sarah Young, Kate Holton, Emelia Organizations: REUTERS, Major, British Retail Consortium, Marks, Tesco, Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Europe, United States

☆ Courts force people to download Covenant Eyes, the porn blocker used by Mike Johnson. Even the app's CEO says they shouldn't.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rep. Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, uses an anti-porn app called Covenant Eyes. Johnson lauded Covenant Eyes at a Christian convention last year, according to a clip of the event shared on social media. That's despite the fact that Covenant Eyes shouldn't be used in a legal setting, its CEO Ron DeHaas told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Apple devices, Covenant Eyes isn't allowed to take random screenshots of anything except the user's activity in Safari or the Covenant Eyes app itself because , according to the terms of service listed in Apple's App Store. He also declined to share how Covenant Eyes trained its AI algorithm, saying that was also "proprietary."

Persons: Mike Johnson, —, Johnson, That's, Ron DeHaas, DeHaas, Josh Duggar, he'd, Sarah McDonald, Yotam Ophir, Ophir, Michael Holm, Holm didn't, Insider's, Holm Organizations: Service, Apple, Wired, Penn View Bible Institute, Roman Catholic Archdiocese, University of Buffalo, Christian Locations: Eastern Washington, Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Colorado, Washington, Montana, Pennsylvania, New Orleans

☆ Opinion | Love Can Win Trump the Nomination. It Will Take Hate to Win Back the White House.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s not Trump or Biden.”“But,” he quickly added, “if it is Trump or Biden, then I’m voting Trump. At the same time, we know from previous Times/Siena College polling that the hard-core MAGA base is 37 percent of the Republican Party. Another 37 percent can be persuaded to oppose Trump, while 25 percent are completely opposed to his nomination. Millions of Christians are influenced by claims that Trump is divinely ordained to save the United States. But the MAGA millions aren’t enough to put him back in the White House.

Persons: DeSantis, Haley, Scott, Pence, ”, “ It’s, Trump, Biden, It’s, ” It’s, Donald Trump, MAGA, They’re, There’s Organizations: Trump, Republican, Times, Siena College, Republican Party Locations: Tennessee, United States

☆ How clean-air-tech companies are trying to change the way we breathe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Hazel Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The impacts of air pollution are a growing concern for health organizations and climate regulators. The pandemic prompted some countries to prioritize finding ways to alleviate and prevent air pollution, including encouraging people to wear face masks. Vitale said exposure to negative ions could increase serotonin levels in the brain, which would help alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as improve sleep quality. At the same time, the UV light shines on the nanoparticle catalyst, which causes a reaction that releases negative ions. Trahms said the device emitted a constant stream of millions of negative ions, which bind to pollutants — or agglomerate — rather than destroy them.

Persons: —, Jay Vitale, COVID, Vitale, there's, Christiaan Trahms, Trahms, Nicola Carslaw Organizations: Service, World Health Organization, Air, National Library of Medicine, King's, AA, Food and Drug Administration, University of York Locations: Milton Keynes, South Africa, London

The vivid blue diamond, known as "Bleu Royal" and set in a ring, is among the rarest ever to be unearthed. Max Fawcett, head of Christie's jewellery department in Geneva, said the diamond was unique because of its a deep rich blue colour and its unmodified pear brilliant shape. At its auction on Tuesday, Christie's sold dozens of rare jewellery pieces worth a combined total of more than $77 million. In a separate sale on Monday, Christie's sold a Rolex wristwatch worn by Marlon Brando in the 1979 movie "Apocalypse Now" for more than 4.5 million Swiss francs ($4.99 million). Two years ago, that same watch sold at auction for 2 million Swiss francs.

Persons: Carola Chiadini, Denis, Rahul Kadakia, Max Fawcett, Christie's, Fawcett, There's, Marlon Brando, Cécile Mantovani, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, GENEVA, America

☆ It's not just Mike Johnson: Porn-tracking software is actually pretty common on the religious right
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Speaker Johnson and his son use software that notifies one of them if the other watches porn. It's actually rather common in religious circles, and there are several different apps for it. There are several different apps — known as "accountability" software — that allow for this sort of monitoring, including Covenant Eyes, Accountable2You, and EverAccountable. Speaker Johnson uses Covenant Eyes, and says in the unearthed clip that he has an accountability partnership with his then-17-year-old son. According to WIRED, the accountability software industry has ballooned into a "multimillion-dollar ecosystem" and includes hundreds of thousands, if not millions of users around the country.

Persons: Johnson, It's, —, Mike Johnson, that's, Stone, Lamar Odom, — he's, it's, Jesus —, Christopher Johnson, who's, Christian, Johnson's, Michael Holm, Holm Organizations: Service, Twitter, Capitol, WIRED, NBA, Southern Baptist Church, Ohio State University, National Security Agency Locations: Louisiana, Washington, DC, Columbus

☆ White Christian evangelicals: What it would take for them to leave the bubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —If you don’t realize how powerful White Christian evangelicals have become, consider this:A White Christian evangelical, who has been described as “the embodiment of White Christian nationalism in a tailored suit,” is now second in line to the presidency. White evangelical Protestants make up only about 14% of Americans, and that number has been steadily shrinking. The media tends to depict White evangelicals as foaming-at-the-mouth Christian insurrectionists like some of those who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The new speaker of the house is a White Christian evangelical and is second in the line for the presidency. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesYou seem leery of using the term ‘White Christian nationalism.’ Am I correct?

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☆ 17 Best Dress Shoes for Men, According to Style Experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Leah Melclinton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

The laces and classic body shape are characteristic of traditional men’s dress shoes, while the rugged rubber soles still make a statement with any formal outfit. “Good leather shoes are not an arena in which it pays to cut costs,” he says, recommending investing in “the pair of a decade” from this made-in-England favorite. (Crockett & Jones has regal and Hollywood credentials: the brand received a Royal Warrant of Appointment in 2017, and this is the style of dress shoes worn by Daniel Craig’s James Bond). Sleek sneakersThe key to dressed-up sneakers is finding a leather pair free of busy accents or logos. The style is “acceptable to wear with dress clothes,” confirms Los Angeles-based personal stylist Rayne Parvis, who advises people to wear these sneakers in place of brown lace-up dress shoes.

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☆ Artificial Lagoons Offer a Different Kind of Waterfront Living
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Shivani Vora | More About Shivani Vora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Waterfront residential real estate is typically built on or near oceans, lakefronts and rivers. Now, artificial lagoons are another body of water to add to the list. Shaped like large lakes with beaches, lagoons are generally shallow, compared with a lake or the ocean, and are somewhat similar to giant swimming pools. In the United Arab Emirates, Hawaii, Texas and Florida they are a factor for prospective home buyers who are seeking a waterfront property. “Some of these lagoons are located in inland destinations and have redefined what it means to own a waterfront property.” Lagoons offer aesthetic beauty and many recreational opportunities, Mr. Lim said, such as boating, swimming and paddle boarding.

Persons: Chris Lim, ”, Lim Organizations: United Arab, Christie’s, Estate Locations: United Arab Emirates, Hawaii , Texas, Florida

☆ Will the Art Market Need to Discount Its Masterpieces?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Zachary Small | More About Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Major auction houses are hedging their bets in the fall season of sales that begins Monday, offering fat guarantees to sellers to secure their works — and pricing some of their top items more conservatively after the spring season demonstrated weakness in the blazing-hot $60 billion art market. And now, sellers are trying to anticipate how the uncertainty of a new war in the Middle East will affect them. Auctioneers at the three rival companies, Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, have been digging deeper into private collections for one-off paintings that might spice up their modern and contemporary art sales, given the thinning availability of estates to draw from (typically driven by deaths and divorces). “We have built the sale in a very old-school way,” said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie’s departments overseeing 20th- and 21st-century art, who said that his team shopped around individual collectors to acquire works by Joan Mitchell ($25 million to 35 million), Claude Monet ($65 million) and Francis Bacon ($50 million). “We went for paintings that would create the most buzz.”

Persons: Auctioneers, Phillips, ”, Alex Rotter, Joan Mitchell, Claude Monet, Francis Bacon, “ Organizations: Sotheby’s

☆ Bank of America says be wary of a soft holiday shopping season, gives its top picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Holiday spending will be sluggish as consumers grapple with inflation, but Bank of America thinks a handful of value retailers and specialty stores could see a boost. Bank of America projects holiday sales-weighted average same-store sales will rise 0.6% year over year for its retail universe. Here are the buy-rated retailers that could stand out amid broader retail softness, according to Bank of America. Sporting goods chain Academy Sports and Outdoors was also highlighted as a Bank of America favorite. "Consumers are looking for deals and will choose retailers offering the best value," Hutchinson said.

Persons: Lorraine Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Ralph Lauren, Tuesday's, Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Bank of America ., Walmart, Target, Sporting, Academy Sports Locations: Tuesday's

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