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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, December 04, 2012.

Cory Adams Operating a Vehicle with a BAC of .08 or More – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class D Felony

Trey Berkley Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class D Felony

Jon Borden Dealing in Methamphetamine – Class B Felon y
False Informing – Class B Misdemeanor

Shawna Borden Dealing in Methamphetamine – Class B Felony

David Brown Attempted Robbery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury – Class A Felony
Attempted Armed Robbery – Class B Felony

Donavon Cassidy Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony

Cody Cowan Dealing in Methamphetamine – Class B Felony
Dealing in a Narcotic Drug – Class B Felony
Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance –Class C Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class D Felony
Dealing in a Synthetic Drug – Class D Felony
Unlawful Possession or Use of a Legend Drug – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
False Informing –Class B Misdemeanor

David Jenkins Neglect of a Dependent – Class D Felony
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor

Calven Johnson Criminal Recklessness – Class D Felony

Jason Johnson Theft – Class D Felony

Jerrell Lewis Intimidation – Class D Felony

Zachary McCool Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon – Class C Felony
Attempted Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon – Class C Felony
Intimidation – Class C Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class A Misdemeanor
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Matthew Peavler Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Marijuana –Class A Misdemeanor

Clarence Terry, Jr. Theft –Class D Felony

Anthony Ulm Dealing in Methamphetamine – Class A Felony
Theft – Class D Felony (Two Counts)

Colten Woodard Batter Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class D Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days

The Geithner Plan’s Assault on Small Businesses, By Rep. Kevin McCarthy

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Last Thursday, the White House proposed their “solution” to address our country’s debt crisis in the form of a widely panned plan delivered to Capitol Hill by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Openly mocked as “absurd” and “unserious,” this plan and its messenger reveal more about the true priorities of the administration than they may have realized it would. While Republicans have offered proposals to protect small businesses (and the Americans they employ) from tax rate increases, Geithner — the champion of Wall Street whose financial services “reform” enshrined “Too Big to Fail” as law — is once again advancing proposals to protect the corporate elite at the expense of the taxpayer.

In addition to billions in new “stimulus” spending that our country can’t afford, the Geithner plan also contains billions in tax increases on small and family-owned businesses while protecting the tax preferences of wealthy, multinational corporations. In short, the Geithner plan benefits Costco at the expense of the locally owned corner store. Small businesses already struggle to compete with big businesses that enjoy the luxury of a tax code filled with corporate loopholes. The Geithner tax policy, if implemented, will further devastate our local communities and ultimately the middle class.

Before I came to Congress, I was a small business owner. I started a deli in my hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., that I creatively named “Kevin O’s.” As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work. I made the deli countertop in my garage with my dad, and counted on my friends and family to “volunteer” their labor until I could afford to pay them. While it wasn’t a gold mine, people in Bakersfield seemed to like the sandwiches and after a couple of years I was able to sell the business so I could go to college.

My story is not unique. America is nation of people striving to make life better for themselves and for their families. The entrepreneurial spirit is a cornerstone of our national identity — we’re risk takers, we’re innovators, we’re daredevils. That’s why America harnessed electricity, pioneered flight and made pictures talk.

But what if we changed the rules?

What if we made it harder to succeed? Harder to innovate? Americans have always optimistically believed that future generations will be better off than generations past — what if suddenly that was no longer true? That’s what the Geithner plan means for America. Big business forever replaces Kevin O’s and the corner store and the local lumber yard. It’s not just about the homogenization of the American landscape and the loss of community identity — small businesses create seven of every 10 new jobs and they employ just over half of the country’s private sector workforce. They are the job-creation engines of America and are the key to our economic recovery. These people aren’t wealthy Wall Street executives; they’re the people getting America back to work. So why does the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who arranged the rescue and sale of Bear Stearns and helped engineer the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, want to make small businesses less competitive against multinational corporations?

Instead of raising taxes on job creators to protect corporate profits, we need fundamental tax reform. By closing special interest loopholes and lowering rates on individuals and small businesses, we can usher in a new era of economic growth for our country. We also need to rein in the excessive government spending that is responsible for the debt burden jeopardizing our economy. It’s no mystery what happens to a country that can no longer afford to pay its bills — we needn’t look further than Greece or Spain for terrifying case studies of this reality. The spending cuts in the Geithner plan were cosmetic and disingenuous. Refusing to cut politically popular but ineffective and wasteful government programs while ignoring the severe financial problems facing Medicare and Social Security is cowardice, not leadership; continuing to borrow 40 cents of every dollar we spend from countries like China is reckless. We need real spending cuts and reforms to government programs to make sure that they are effective and efficient, and provide the health care and retirement security for today’s seniors and generations to come.

Republicans understand the dire circumstances facing our country’s economy and the small businesses that drive its growth, and as a result, have put forth serious and sensible solutions to avert the fiscal cliff. We want to protect job creators and the millions of Americans they employ. The Geithner plan protects special interests and bloated government budgets, while providing a refuge for spineless career politicians.

Kevin Owen McCarthy, who represents California’s 22nd Congressional District, is the Republican whip in the House of Representatives.

IS IT TRUE December 5, 2012

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IS IT TRUE the PRICING PIXIES for the Evansville Regional Airport must have been getting into the stash of medical marijuana when deciding what to charge for a short notice round trip ticket from California to EVV Monday?…this writer had an emergency situation come up that required a rapid trip and ALWAYS tries hard to use EVV for loyalty and convenience purposes?…those PRICING PIXIES must have been thinking that Evansville is some exotic tourist destination when coming up with the fare that was quoted on multiple travel websites for the hours of arrival that were necessary?…the fare quoted for this round trip ticket was $1003.00 compared to $380.77 to Nashville?…that is over a $600.00 difference which is beyond the envelope of sanity in pricing?…the first flight coming in and the last flight going back are THE EXACT SAME FLIGHT?…that means the entire $602.23 difference was for the Dallas to Nashville portion of the travel?…we know that the PRICING PIXIES are not employees of the Evansville Airport but need them to realize that if they even want to have such flights at all the fares have to be close to competitive?…the writer would have been more than willing to have paid in the mid $500 range for the convenience of flying into EVV?…all things considered the arrival time including the drive from Nashville was the same as it would have been anyway?…that it would be easy to conclude based on this non-competitive pricing that the PRICING PIXIES are trying to kill EVV?

IS IT TRUE that it has now been 5 full days since the deadline for the City of Evansville to file a repair plan with the EPA to mitigate the discharges into the Ohio River due to having a combined sewer system was due?…we have not even been advised yet as to whether or not permission to file the plan late has been granted?…if the EPA is nice (fat chance) and grants the City of Evansville the 6 month extension that has been requested that there are now 175 days until the plan is due again?…the City of Evansville whistled Dixie for 730 days and did not produce a plan so we are really intrigued to see what will happen in 175 days?…in the meantime the high level of fines can legally be started any day at the whim of the EPA?

IS IT TRUE that the question brought up in IS IT TRUE yesterday regarding the ability or lack thereof of a sitting Mayor to bypass a City Council in Indiana to spend money on a parks got the legal minds on the CCO comment section into a frenzy?…the key seems to be on whether or not the issuance of bonds is required?…there is an opinion in place from outgoing City Attorney John Hamilton on this that states “My research indicates that bonds issued by the Board of Parks Commissioners require approval by the City Council. The statute is I.C. 36-10-4-35(g).”?…this means that a Mayor cannot borrow money without the approval of the City Council to do such a project?…there are opinions that state the loophole to allow such projects has to do with entering into leases and that Mayors though a contortion of activities have indeed built things without so much as asking their City Councils through the LEASE LOOPHOLE?…in a town divided as Evansville is to exploit such a loophole to circumvent the will of the City Council would rank right up there with building a downtown arena without a referendum, tearing down Roberts on the recommendation of an appointed Kangaroo Committee, or handing out crony deals for refurbishment projects?…we strongly advise Mayor Winnecke to do his spending the old fashioned way and that is to get City Council approval for all bonds, leases, or even cash expenditures?…if he can’t sell his ideas to 9 people he will surely be challenged to sell them to 117,000 people?

State Looks to Private Sector for Cost Savings Ideas for I-69 Completion

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December 4, 2012

News Release

Indianapolis, Ind. — A formal Request for Information was issued today seeking ideas from private sector engineers, contractors and financing experts to reduce the cost and accelerate the construction of Interstate 69 Section 5, which involves upgrades to the existing State Road 37 between Bloomington and Martinsville.

“INDOT is exploring innovative ways to deliver needed safety improvements for the citizens of Bloomington while reducing uncertainty and inconvenience for motorists and businesses,” said Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Commissioner Michael B. Cline.

I-69 Section 5 is currently in an extended formal comment period following publication of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement. INDOT will conduct a public hearing this Thursday, Dec. 6 in the Monroe County Fairgrounds Auditorium at 5700 W. Airport Road, just west of the S.R. 45 and Airport Road intersection in Bloomington. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the formal presentation begins at 6:30 p.m., after which the public is invited to provide comments.

The new Interstate 69 between Evansville and Indianapolis is widely regarded as a key component to the future economic vitality of southwestern Indiana, and will connect an entire region of the state with improved access to jobs, education and healthcare. The 142-mile I-69 corridor was divided into six independent sections with the Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Study, which was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in March 2004.

Sixty-seven miles of new interstate highway are now open – ahead of schedule and under budget – between I-64 near Evansville and U.S. 231 near Naval Support Activity Crane. Construction is underway on the 27 miles of I-69 Section 4 between Crane and Bloomington.

Pending federal approval, I-69 Section 5 construction could begin as early as 2013 with safety improvements to existing S.R. 37 intersections and interchanges in Bloomington. The safety improvements are intended to coincide with the opening of I-69 Section 4 to traffic southwest of Bloomington.

Indiana is a national leader in leveraging private capital to deliver needed transportation projects sooner, and at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers. Governor Mitch Daniels’ Major Moves program accelerated construction of I-69 and other long-term transportation projects across the state with the $3.8 billion lease of the Indiana Toll Road

INDOT today published a formal Request for Information on two delivery models that would share with the private sector the cost and risk to design-build-finance (DBF) or design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM) I-69 Section 5. The state would use existing revenue sources to repay the contractor’s investment over time upon completion of key construction milestones and/or meeting performance standards following construction.

The Request for Information may be viewed at http://www.in.gov/indot/3119.htm. Responses from private sector firms are due by the end of December. For more information about I-69 in Indiana, please visit www.i69indyevn.org.

Source: Indiana Department of Transportation

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Leadership Evansville Invite You to Next VOICE Session

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EVANSVILLE, IN –Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Leadership Evansville Executive Director Lynn Miller-Pease invite the public to the next visioning session for VOICE to be held in Jacobsville at St. Lucas United Church of Christ. VOICE is Evansville’s community-wide, citizen-driven vision process that allows community members to share their ideas, hopes and visions for Evansville’s preferred future.

Meeting Date:
December 5, 2012 at St. Lucas United Church of Christ 3 to 5 p.m.
33 W. Virginia St., Evansville, IN 47710

Through facilitated sessions, VOICE aims to bring together diverse members of the community to discuss their dreams for Evansville in an open forum. The facilitation is led in such a way that respectful conversations will occur, all voices will be heard, and opinions will be documented, ensuring that the entire community has the opportunity to take part in creating a desired future.

The VOICE Process
Leadership Evansville will facilitate discussion sessions at easy-to-access public locations, such as Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library branches and Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation schools. The sessions will be advertised in neighborhood newsletters, the newspaper, television, radio and Internet.
Comments from each session will be available to the participants and the public. A summary and detailed notes will be posted on the VOICE Web site within one week of the session.
This is our current stage in the process.

Once all comments are collected, additional community sessions will occur to verify that the information collected truly represents participants’ opinions.

Then, common themes and ideas will be grouped by topic area to serve guidance for those organizations, businesses, universities, individuals and government bodies with interest in that topic to move forward with further research and planning toward a common goal.

About the Leadership Evansville Facilitation
Since 1977, Leadership Evansville has been known for its superior processes and excellence in facilitation and leadership in the community. Its programming is researched, tested, evaluated, and refined. It continues to be emulated by leadership programs around the country because it is at the forefront of best practices. The LE facilitation method brings together people with different talents, gifts, and perspectives leaders committed to using diversity and creativity for the betterment of the community. It encourages individuals to make a commitment to create a better community, and to take responsibility for making sustainable changes. These attitudes, skills, and processes are taught to adults, youth, organizations, not-for-profits, businesses, educational institutions, neighborhood associations, churches, and other leadership programs. LE’s most recent projects include facilitations for the Glenwood Leadership Academy, Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Race and Gender Fairness, and the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana.

Water & Sewer Utility Board to Open Bids for Lift Station Improvements

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The Water and Sewer Utility will open bids for the Lift Station Improvements approved by the Evansville Water & Sewer Utility Board. The bids will be opened and read publicly on Monday, December 10th at 1:30 pm in the 2nd Floor Training Room at 1931 Allens Lane, Evansville, IN 47720.

Please note: You will need to walk up stairs at this meeting location.

***UPDATE***

Notice is hereby given by the Water and Sewer Utility Board of the City of Evansviile Indiana, that the reguiariy scheduied meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm wili be heid in the 2nd Floor Training Room at 1931 Allens Lane, Evansvìiie, IN 47720.

Please note: You wiii need to walk up stairs at this meeting location.

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY-RODNEY CARRINGTON

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Laughter’s Good Tour
The Centre February 16, 2013

Evansville, IN ~Texas native, Rodney Carrington has been making audiences laugh for almost twenty years with his unique brand of stand-up comedy. The country singer-songwriter has recorded eight major label comedy albums which have sold more than two million copies … two of which have been certified Gold. His albums include such hit comedy-inspired songs as “Dancin’ With a Man”, “Show Them to Me” and “Don’t Look Now”. His Christmas album, Make It Christmas features the song, “Camouflage and Christmas Lights”. Carrington is also an actor having starred in his own sitcom, Rodney which ran for two seasons on ABC. As well, he co-wrote and co-starred in the feature film, Beer for My Horses with Toby Keith. In 2008, Carrington co-starred in Trace Adkins’ hit music video, “I Got My Game On” and later won a CMT Music Video Award for “Supporting Character of the Year” for his role. He went on to receive extensive airplay on CMT for his 2009 comedy sketch music video, “If I’m the Only One” … the song also debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Comedy Music charts. In addition, he released a book entitled Rodney Carrington: Coming Clean. Carrington is currently on his North American “Laughter’s Good” tour where he performs a mix of his comedic songs and his hilarious stand-up.

RODNEYCARRINGTON.COM

****FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ****

All seats are $43.75. Tickets are available at The Centre Box Office from 10am – 5pm M – F.
www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

For additional ticket information call The Centre at 812-435-5770 ext. 211.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday, December 3, 2012.

Kurt King Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine –Class B Felony

Matthew Knight Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine –Class B Felony

Austin Pam Robbery Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class B Felony

Nathan Payne Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Carrying a Handgun Without a License – Class A Misdemeanor

Timothy Stull, II Dealing in Methamphetamine – Class A Felony
Possession of Chemical Reagents/Precursors with Intent to Manufacture a
Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class D Felony
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class A Misdemeanor
Reckless Driving – Class B Misdemeanor
Failure to Stop After Accident Resulting in Non-Vehicle Damage –Class B
Misdemeanor

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days

USI Fall Commencement ceremonies set for Saturday

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USI
More than 600 University of Southern Indiana students are eligible to participate in two Fall 2012 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, December 8, in the Physical Activities Center (PAC) on the USI campus. Of those, five will graduate summa cum laude, 29 magna cum laude, and 50 cum laude.

Students in the College of Business and Pott College of Science and Engineering will receive degrees in a 10 a.m. ceremony. Doors to the PAC open at 8 a.m. Students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts, and Division of Outreach and Engagement will receive degrees at 1 p.m. Doors open at noon.

As the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Professor Award, Dr. Paul A. Kuban, associate professor of engineering, will deliver the Commencement address at both ceremonies.

A reception will be held in University Center East immediately following each ceremony.

Students graduating summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 grade point average can be recognized in the ceremony by their gold stoles and tassels. They are: Elizabeth E. Herrenbruck, Rachel A. Muhs, Dawn M. Paris, Emily B. Rastl, and Bailey J. Roeder.

A dozen Fall 2012 graduates are University Honors Scholars – students who have successfully completed the Honors Program – and can be recognized by the white honor cords worn with their regalia. They are: Joshua Logan Beach, Emily B. Rastl, Elizabeth Rae Thomas, Katelyn N. Crowe, Bailey Jean Roeder, Celeste Renee Mandley, Kathleen Ann Mowery, Elizabeth Ellen Herrenbruck, Melissa Ann Parker, Emily Lauren Schkeryantz, Hollan Alysabeth Staker, and Jerrica D. Dowling.

Live video of the ceremonies will stream online at http://www.usi.edu/commencement/fall-commencement; live streaming video also will be available in Carter Hall in the University Center.

USI began holding Fall Commencement in 2006 and added a second ceremony in 2008 to accommodate the growing number of graduates, family, and friends in attendance.

IS IT TRUE: December 4, 2012

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IS IT TRUE that the Mayor of Evansville is trying push the idea on City Council that the Parks and Recreation Board has the authority to approve his request to fund and build the downtown Centennial Park announced by ex Mayor Weinzapfel and Roberts Park without City Council approval? …that City Councilman, John Friend, CPA strongly disagrees with this Mayoral assertion and has asked city attorney John Hamiliton to research state laws to see if the Mayor can bypass the City Council to spend taxpayer dollars on parks? …that it is our gut feeling the Mayor can’t bypass City Council to spend public money on parks? …our real gut feeling is that if this is legal that is should not be because Mayors are just Mayors and have yet to be elected dictator in any city in the United States?

IS IT TRUE the Vanderburgh County Chief Deputy Sheriff, Dave Wedding is posturing to announce his candidacy to become the next Sheriff of Vanderburgh County in January, 2013? …that some of his potential supporters are extremely worried if he is elected Sheriff, he will appoint the outgoing Sheriff Eric Williams as his new Chief Deputy? …we have been assured that Mr. Wedding shall be ask publicly to answer this question during his campaign? …if he says “yes” to this question then he shall expect a big political backlash as appointing one of the poster child faces of the recently defeated consolidation referendum?

IS IT TRUE that the probability that the present Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Democrat Party being re-elected as party Chairmen is extremely strong? …it is because he recently re-appointed and filled vacancies of ward and precinct workers friendly to his re-election bid?

IS IT TRUE that we hear that some city council members have been approached with an idea turning the almost vacant Old National Bank building located on Main Street in downtown Evansville into a convention-hotel with a 4-Star restaurant on the top floor? …we hear that this idea was passed onto the Mayor and he showed no interest? …the taxpayers of this community better be ready to invest $22 Million to $25 Million dollar in a new but under sized hotel next to both the Centre and Ford Center? …the idea to turn an old office building into a hotel has worked before in several cities and may just be an affordable way for Evansville to utilize the old building that has been scantly leased out for years now? …an old bank tower in Lexington is currently being renovated into a 21C Museum Place? …getting one of those in downtown Evansville would truly be a coup d’état for anyone who was able to pull it off?

IS IT TRUE that we continue to get emails and words of support for questioning the wisdom of investing taxpayer dollars into businesses that compete with other businesses in the free market? …to subsidize one hotel and not another upsets free markets and is a disincentive for competitors in the hospitality space to put any future dollars into Evansville? …the next thing we know some carpetbagger will be standing in front of the Mayor and the Evansville Redevelopment Commission asking for a subsidy to put a name brand steak house like Fleming’s or Ruth’s Chris somewhere close to the MLK Entertainment District? …with the mindset of disrupting free markets that carpetbagger may just find success with those pushovers? …that would be a complete injustice to Aztar’s Cavanaugh’s or to Madeleine’s which were both built with private investment to subsidize a fancy restaurant of any kind in a competitive position? …that David Bowie could have Space Oddity adapted to say “ground control to Mayor Winnecke, downtown businesses are in competition with other businesses in other parts of Evansville, take your protein pills and put your thinking cap on, ground control to Mayor Winnecke”?

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