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New district maps mean challenges for longtime incumbents Tedisco’s jump to 44th forces GOP primary showdown with Jordan
The lawmaker pointed out he has also represented localities like Schenectady and Niskayuna for decades. Tedisco also nodded at endorsements by the Schenectady County Republican and Conservative Party committees, as well as the town of Milton GOP Committee. “This new 44th state Senate District has large areas I’ve run and won in with big numbers for years and we can’t let it get into Democratic hands,” Tedisco said On the Democratic side, Schenectady County Legislator Michelle Ostrelich and Thearse McCalmon have announced bids for the seat. Elsewhere in the Capital Region, the new Democratic-leaning 43rd District includes Colonie, Rensselaer County and parts of Washington County. On the Democratic side, Andrea Smyth has declared her candidacy, while Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple announced he is exploring a potential run, also as a Democrat. Republican Assemblyman Jake Ashby, who lives in Castleton-on-Hudson, has also said he’ll run in the new district for state Senate. Draft political boundary maps drawn by “special master” Jonathan Cervas were released last week. Cervas was appointed by a state Supreme Court justice in Steuben County to draw the final maps after political lines approved by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature, and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in February, were struck down by New York’s highest court because the court ruled they were illegally drawn with partisan influence. The process has sowed chaos and confusion in state politics, pitting long-term incumbents against each other in both parties. Yet Republicans were broadly delighted about the new lines, which doused cold water on Democrats’ efforts to retain the House this fall in a historically unfavorable climate. “It’s finally over,” wrote state Republican Committee Chairman Nick Langworthy in a fundraising email blast, “and Democrats’ scheme to rig the election is as dead as a doornail.” Primary races for U.S. House seats and state Senate seats were moved from June to Aug. 23. The primary election for the governor’s race and state Assembly contests remain scheduled for June 28.
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WATERFORD Saturday, June 4th from 1-3PM at the Museum. The event will be held inside and on the front porch and lawn of the historical Hugh White Homestead at 2 Museum Lane. Waterford, NY. The Homestead’s parlor will feature an exhibit of Ralph A. Savage paintings owned by the Museum including its latest acquisition purchased from the Jeff Tillou Antiques Gallery in Litchfield, Connecticut with donated funds. Savage, a painter of the Hudson River School, lived and worked in Waterford from about 1846 until his death in 1904. He was also a sign painter, photographer, and did decorative painting on the famous Button fire engines manufactured in Waterford. This last acquisition by the Museum brings its holdings of Savage’s works to 5 paintings, the largest known collection held by any museum. The Waterford Museum hopes this important collection will serve as a draw for visitors to the Museum, including art history scholars and those interested in the Hudson River School of Art. Ideally, a visitor to Please see EVENT 8
SCHENECTADY - The new political district lines finalized over the weekend have thrown some perennial incumbents into competitive races — and in some cases in districts in which they do not reside. Case in point: An interparty battle is brewing between two Capital Region Republican state senators who might now face each other in the same district because of the redrawn maps. State Sen. Jim Tedisco, who currently represents New York’s 49th Senate District, said he’d run in the newly-created 44th District instead of in the redrawn 46th District. Doing so will avert a showdown with veteran state Sen. Neil Breslin, a Bethlehem Democrat. The heavily Democratic turf of the newly mapped 46th District includes Schenectady County (excluding the city of Schenectady and Niskayuna), Albany County (without Colonie) and Montgomery County. Yet Tedisco’s decision to swap out districts sets up a primary contest with Sen. Daphne Jordan, a Halfmoon Republican who currently represents the 43rd District. The new 44th Senate District, which is a swing district based on voter registrations, includes the city of Schenectady, Niskayuna and Saratoga County — and excludes Te-disco’s current Glenville residence by a handful of miles. Jordan, who was first elected in 2018, got an assist from her predecessor, former GOP state Sen. Kathy Marchione, hours after the maps were approved by a Steuben County judge on Saturday. Marchione said Tedisco should run in the 46th, and by opting to run in more favorable territory, the lawmaker has upset party brass. “I and many other Saratoga County Republicans — the majority of them GOP committee people — that I’ve spoken to are upset and disappointed with Jim Tedisco’s actions,” Marchione said in a statement released by Jordan’s office. Tedisco countered in a lengthy statement that he represents nearly 60 percent of the new 44th Senate District, including 12 out of 21 Saratoga County towns.
Library speaks to new pupils Immigrants learn English through free programs By KATHLEEN MOORE
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Upcoming Events for Waterford Community/Senior Center for June WATERFORD - Another trip! Lake George Boat Cruise and Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 29th, 2022. Seniors will board the La Duc San Sacrement. After dining, relax in your seat or head topside to enjoy the fresh air on the outer decks. The Saint’s dining room is climate controlled for your comfort. Seats still available. Call the Center at 518-235-855 for more information. Our Center is excited to welcome some WHHS Senior Class volunteers on their “Give Back Day” on Thursday June 2, 2022 at the Waterford Community/Senior Center. Students will assist with planting our Patio Herb Garden along with weeding the
Celebrate Our 46th Year Of Celebrating Pentecost At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ALBANY - June 5th. 2022; 4:30 pm Prayer and Praise; 5:00 pm Mass begins Presider: Rev. Martin Fisher; Location: 125 Eagle Street, Albany, NY All are welcome. Come and join us and received the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Contact Information: Jack Ellsbury, 518-334-6503
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vegetable beds. Their help is much appreciated. Many thanks to Superintendent Patrick Pomerville for reaching out to us at the Center to offer some helping hands from our youth! A COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will be held at the Waterford Community/ Senior Center on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. This is made possible through the coordination of the Town of Waterford, Marras Pharmacy in Cohoes and the Saratoga County Public Health Department. First, second doses and boosters are available. You must sign up prior to the June 14. To register, please call the Center at 518235-8500. A COVID-19 Questionnaire must be completed prior to receiving the vaccine/booster. Blank forms are available at the Waterford Community/Senior Center. Please Rensselaer County needs volunteers in Albany County and Rensselaer County. Anyone who is interested can attend a free information session on Tuesday, June 7 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. via Zoom. To register, contact mhellerlvorc@aol.com. LVORC trains volunteer tutors to be paired with adult learners; reading mentors for Everybody WINS! Power Lunch; math tutors and computer tutors. We also welcome one-time events volunteers. As a volunteer you can develop new skills, make friends, and see how your efforts make a difference in your community. For more information, visit www.lvorc.org
A Path Through History CAPITAL DISTRICT - On June 11, 2022, between 11 am & 4 pm,
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The Festival Celebration Choir and Ecumenical Chorus Will Present Their Spring Concert Entitled “Raise A Psalm” ALBANY - Sunday, June 5, 2022, at 3:00 pm at the First Lutheran Church of Albany at 181 Western Ave, Albany 12203. This choir has been in existence for 30 years (not counting the two years we were “down” due to COVID) and is under the direction of Julie Panke. The accompanist is Daniel White. Interpretations of biblical psalms will be presented by composers including Johannes Brahms, Leo Sowerby, Jean Berger, Libby Larsen, and Eleanor Daley. Guest artists are Susan Di Fiore, harp, and Margaret Halinski, flute. Emily Bailey, recipient of the annual Festival Choir scholarship, will also perform. Tickets are $18, children 12 and under are free, and are available from choir members or at the door. There will also be a raffle for a $100 gift certificate to “Top Custom Jewelers”, tickets @ $5 to benefit the Scholarship Fund. The Festival Celebration Chorus is always looking for new members! If you enjoy singing hymns of praise to the Lord and meeting new people, consider joining us for our winter concert, which will be held jointly with the SUNY Albany Chorale at the SUNY Albany Performing Arts Center on December 11, 2022. Rehearsals will begin on Monday, September 12. For more information, contact board member Anne Cronin at acronin922@gmail.com.
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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Community Symposium About Needs and Gaps in Senior Services in Southern Saratoga County CLIFTON PARK - Given the growing population of older residents - the last of the Baby Boomers are fast approaching 60 years old - the Senior Services Committee of CAPTAIN Community Human Services is exploring holding a community symposium about needs and gaps in Senior Services in Southern Saratoga County to be held in May of 2023. We are establishing a steering committee to help us design the program including exploring possible speakers for the event and topics to discuss with the attendees. We are inviting any community members who would like to join the steering committee to send a letter of interest to: Francine Rodger, Senior Services Committee Chair, CAPTAIN Community Human Services, 5 Municipal Plaza Suite 3, Clifton Park NY 12065 or email to info@captaincares.com before June 8th. We welcome all who are interested in planning this event.
tion by Jewish Farmers that observe the Shemitah, Avrohom & Leah Dahan of Northern Israel. This lecture on zoomwill be open to all on Sunday, May 29 11 AM . ZOOM Meeting ID: 817 9816 5305. Contact Rabbi Mordechai Rubin: chaicentercolonie@gmail.com to RSVP and for the passcode to join. No charge. Sponsors Welcome! Rabbi Mordechai & Chana Rubin, Directors Colonie Chabad Jewish Center - “Where every Jew is Family!” MAKE YOUR IMPACT TODAY! www.coloniecjc. com/donate JOIN THE MONTHLY GIVING CHAI CLUB! ChaiCenterColonie@ gmail.com; 518.368.7886
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COLONIE - by Farmers; Avrohom & Leah Dahan of Northern Israel. Colonie Chabad will be hosting a special ZOOM: On the Sabbatical “Schmitta” Year for the land of Israel. The Zoom will be an interview and presenta-
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CLIFTON PARK - The Board of Trustees of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library are seeking candidates for two library trustee positions to begin January 1, 2023, due to the expiring terms of two incumbents, both representing the Town of Halfmoon. The annual Library Budget and Trustee Election is scheduled for Thursday, September 15. It will take place at the Library from 7 am-9 pm. In order to qualify for trustee, candidates are required to be registered voters residing in Halfmoon, within the boundaries of the Library Tax District. The trustee positions are five-year terms. Employees of the Library, contractors, and vendors to the Library are ineligible. Residents will vote for the trustee candidates from their respective town of residence. Trustee packets are now available. Interested candidates may pick up a packet in person, or download one from the Library website: www.cphlibrary. org. The Library Board consists of 11 trustees; seven representing Clifton Park and four representing Halfmoon. Trustees attend monthly board meetings, serve on assigned committees, and contribute their expertise to benefit the Library and the served community. The Clifton ParkHalfmoon Public Library, located in Southern Saratoga County, provides materials, programs, and services to the residents of Clifton Park and Halfmoon. The Library at 475 Moe Road in Clifton Park is open seven days a week and can be reached by phone at 518-371-8622 and online at www.cphlibrary.org.
DELMR - Delmar Presbyterian Church will host a Spring Community Day on Monday, May 30, 2022, from noon to 4 pm on the church grounds at 585 Delaware Avenue in Delmar, NY. This free, fun social event will afford folks a chance to reconnect and engage with each other while enjoying food, games, crafts, a bounce house for kids, and more. The event will also be an opportunity to learn more about the local and global organizations that the church supports in their efforts to mitigate social, economic, and environmental injustices in the local community and beyond. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more informa-
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HALFMOON - Commander John Lepine is pleased to invite the public to attend our Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to be held in the American Legion’s covered pavilion, at 275 Grooms Rd., Halfmoon, on Monday, May 30th, at 11 AM. The public is urged to attend and participate in this patriotic event to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of our freedom. Refreshments will be served immediately following the ceremony.
ALBANY - “Firehouse Artists Spring Show” Showcasing the work of 14 area artists in a wide variety of mediums, styles and subject matter. Gallery hours MTWF 12-6, Thurs 12-8, Sat 10-3 or by appointment. Show runs from May 6 to May 28. 21 Railroad Ave. Albany 12205 518-459-1307
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GUILDERLAND - This annual golf tournament is a highly popular fundraiser which helps provide support for Community Caregivers, a non-profit organization celebrating 27 years in the capital region. About Community Caregivers Community Caregivers coordinates a legion of volunteers who provide no cost services to its clients, such as transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping. Community Caregivers serves both Albany and Rensselaer Counties currently. About the Golf Tournament The tournament will be held on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland. Beginning at 11am, the tournament will include a fun day of golf plus prizes including Accurate Drive and Closest to the Pin. Petra Malitz, Director of Development for Community Caregivers said, “This popular event is a sell out every year so get your registration in early.” Registration closes out on May 23,2022 and includes greens fees and carts, a boxed lunch, dinner and two complimentary beverages.Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information or to register for the event Website: www.communitycaregivers.org Contact: Petra Malitz, 518-456-2898/ petra@communitycaregivers.org
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The Baby Formula Battle Shows A Stark Imbalance Between The Parties By Paul Waldman
(c) 2022, The Washington Post When it wants to, Congress can move pretty fast, especially when a national problem with emotional resonance creates intense media pressure on officials to solve it. So it was that the House passed two bills Wednesday to address the baby formula shortage, at a moment when the Biden administration is also taking steps to confront the problem. The House voted overwhelmingly for a measure allowing flexibility in which brands of baby formula can be purchased with vouchers from a federal program benefiting poor women and children. But when the House voted to provide $28 million to the Food and Drug Administration to address the formula shortage, all Democrats present voted for it, while 192 Republicans voted no. Between all these different steps being taken, the formula shortage could be a fading memory in a few months' time. Yet Republicans aren't operating from the assumption that solving the problem will cause all to be forgotten. This plays right to their political skills, and shows why Democrats often struggle to match them. If Republicans have their way, rather than voters understanding this as a story of government seeing a problem and moving to solve it, they'll see it as one more thing that went wrong, another reason to feel bad and punish the party in power. The issue itself is complicated. But that doesn't stop Republicans for a moment from trying to go on offense over it. For Democrats, it often does. Indeed, if Democrats were sufficiently aggressive, they could use this as a case study in Republican recklessness. Imagine Democratic ads bludgeoning Republicans over that opposition vote: a montage of sad babies as the voice-over says, "Congressman Scrooge voted against baby formula. Against baby formula? What kind of monster is Congressman Scrooge?" That's certainly what would happen if the situation were reversed. But Republicans may feel free to take these kinds of votes precisely because they don't think Democrats are up to that kind of ruthlessness. And that's usually right. Until now, Republicans and their media sources have been unrestrained in attacking President Biden for the formula shortage. They've blamed everything from Biden's alleged "radical agenda" to the fact that the administration feeds detained migrant babies. Since then, some Republicans have even called the $28 million bill "reckless spending." That's laughable; you could
find that much in the couch cushions in the defense secretary's office. But Democrats have not attacked Republicans over this with anything close to the same aggressiveness and might not even do so now that a vote in Congress has given them the opportunity. In Republicans' defense, all but nine did vote for a separate bill waiving the requirement that beneficiaries of the Women, Infants and Children program only purchase formula from the single manufacturer with whom their state has contracted. That won't immediately put extra formula on the shelves, but it might help expand the market over time. Because WIC purchases account for much of the formula sold in the United States, that single-seller arrangement saved the government huge amounts, since it could negotiate steep discounts. But it also helped consolidate the industry; four companies now control almost the entire market. Combine that with trade restrictions making it almost impossible to import formula, even from places with strict safety standards such as the European Union, and you have a system vulnerable to shortages. What's the administration doing in response? It's circumventing those import restrictions with a program that mobilizes the Defense Department to ship in formula from overseas. The president has also invoked the Defense Production Act to compel manufacturers of formula ingredients to prioritize formula manufacture, speeding production. Put all this together, and it seems that the administration and Congress are doing everything they can think of to solve the problem. So imagine it's a few months from now, and parents can find formula when they need it. Will voters see this as a triumph of government, and vote to reward Democrats? Almost certainly not. That's because two of the most powerful motivators of voting behavior are "Things are bad and I'm going to punish the people in charge," and "That other party is full of terrible people and I hate them." All Republicans understand this; only some Democrats do. Day in and day out, Republicans make both arguments, whatever the topic. To them, the formula shortage must be a story not just of bad governing but of a "radical Biden agenda," including being too nice to poor people and immigrants. Democrats should have plenty of material to work with in convincing voters that Republicans are the terrible people. But are they willing to use it?
Is Biden's 'Success' Our Mess? Victor Davis Hanson, Tribune Content Agency If an administration deliberately wished to cause havoc on the border, to ensure fuel was nearly unaffordable, to create a crime wave, to spark 1970s hyperinflation, and to rekindle racial tensions, what would it have done differently than what President Joe Biden has done? So is Biden malicious, incompetent, or a wannabe left-wing ideologue? W hen pressed about inf lation and fuel price hikes, Biden either blames someone or something else, gets mad at the questioner, or claims former President Donald Trump did it. His administration apparently believes things are going well and according to plan. W hen polls disagree, his team either believes the American people are brainwashed or that they themselves have not supplied sufficient propaganda. So they never pivot or compromise, but rededicate themselves to continued failure. Why? Apparently, what most in the country see as disasters, Biden envisions as success. Ta ke the border - or rather its disappearance. Never in U.S. history has a n administration simply canceled immigration laws, opened the border, and welcomed in millions of illegal aliens. All arrive illegally, and without audit, or vaccinations and tests in times of a pandemic. Cartels now import lethal drugs at will into the United States. We have no idea how many terrorists walk across the border each day. Almost all the entering millions who break the law are poor, without high school diplomas or English skills, and in dire need of massive federal and state housing, food, e du c at i on , le g a l , a n d health subsidies. Do the leftists in Washington believe that millions of dependent new residents will look to the Left for decades of sup-
port and soon find ways to reciprocate with fealty at the polls? Is that why Democrats brag in unapologetic tribalist fashion about changing the demography of the electorate? For m er P r e s i d ent Barack Obama's energy secretary-designate Steven Chu once gaffed in the 2008 campaign when he openly wished that U.S. gas prices would reach European levels. In truth, the Left has always believed the only way to achieve their objectives of discouraging driving, forcing middle-class A mericans onto trains and buses, and persuading them to live in urban hig h-rises rather than d r ive c a rbon-spew i ng cars from spacious suburban ranch-style homes was to encourage high fuel prices. I s t h at a g en d a w hy Biden, during the current energy crisis, simply canceled new federal oil and gas leases? As diesel hits $7 a gallon in California, why else did he refuse to finish the Keystone XL pipeline or reopen Alaskan oil fields? Inflation continues officially to exceed 8% per annum. Most consumers feel it is double that when they pay for food, fuel, building materials, houses, or rent - the essential stuff of life. W h at d id t he Biden Administration expect would follow from keeping real interest rates at near zero, while printing trillions of dollars at the moment supplies were short and demand was spiking? Or did it think inflation more fairly "spreads the wealth"? Does it prompt new necessary attacks on "corporate greed?" Does it demand more federal intervention and socialist policies? If inflation is "bad" for most, it may not seem so to this left-wing administration. Violent crime is on its way to 1970s levels. The combination of defunding the police, radical city and county prosecutors who don't charge or lock up criminals, and empty-
ing jails and prisons have ignited a national crime wave. The Biden Administration shrugs. It offers no new federal help to fund more police or cha rge freed criminals under applicable federal statutes. Does it think it is more socially just to let criminals free than incarcerate them? Does it buy into "critical legal theory" that laws do not reflect ancient ideas of right and wrong, but instead are "constructed" by the privileged to oppress the already oppressed? Is what Americans see as dangerous crime something the Biden zealots applaud as tough social karma? Americans are tired of the new woke tribalism. Judging individuals on the basis of their race, gender, or superficial appearance is amoral, and contrary to the entire civil rights movement, and the U.S. Constitution. It destroys any idea of meritocracy and divides the country artificially into supposed victims and victimizers. But do the Biden people see it that way? Or do they promote racial tensions and tribalism, as welcome revolutionary fervor? In that regard, the Bidenites promote identity politics as a good way to stir up the pot, to demonize supposed oppressors and deify the oppressed - all as a way of retaining political power. For the Left, living in a socialist nation controlled by an elite is far preferable to living in a free and prosperous one answerable only to the people. The public believes the Biden Administration has failed America, with disastrous results due either to its incompetence, belligerence, or left-wing zealotry. But Biden and his delusional team seem delighted with what they have wrought. In sum, what Americans see as an abject catastrophe, they cheer on as a stunning and planned success.
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or at (518)209-8812. The “Backpack Program” is a food supplement program for elementary students and Anthony’s Closet, in memory of former student Anthony Blaauboer who drowned in 2018, provides necessities to middle and high school students. Donations can also be made by mailing a check to Waterford Lions Club, PO Box 521, Waterford, NY 12188. The Lions Club not only assists people with hearing and vision needs, but also seeks to improve health and well-being through humanitarian services and donations.
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May & June Lacrosse Programs For Boys CAPITAL DISTRICT - Capitalland lacrosse will be running a boy’s MAY & JUNE lacrosse programs. Players can chose to play on Tuesdays night, Sunday afternoons or BOTH. Programs will start on May 10 and end on June 26. Each group will play for an hour and a half each day/night. Levels include: a co-ed K – 5th learn to play program; boys instructional programs for beginner & novice players grades 2nd – 5th & 6th- 10th; an advanced instruction program for players in graders 3 – 6 & 7 – 9 who want to refine their game while being introduced to more advanced techniques. All age level will be separated and a scrimmage will be held each night. For more information on all of these programs go to www.capitallandlacrosse.com or e-mail us at chad@ capitallandlacrosse.com.
and one for 10 - 12 who want to refine their game while being introduced to more advanced techniques. All age level will be separated and a scrimmage will be held each night. For more information go to www.capitallandlacrosse.com or e-mail us at chad@capitallandlacrosse.com.
Jonesville United Methodist Church Food Pantry CLIFTON PARK - The Jonesville United Methodist Church Food Pantry is open each Friday from 9am-12 noon and serves residents of Burnt Hills/ Ballston Lake and Shenendehowa school districts.We are located at 963 Main Street, Jonesville,518-877-7380.
The Latham-Colonie Columbiettes Are Hosting Our Annual Father’s Day Breakfast Buffet LATHAM - Sunday, June 19th, 2022 from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon at the Latham-Colonie Knights of Columbus Council, 328 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, N.Y. 12110. Menu includes; Scrambled Eggs, an Omelet Station, Home Fries, Corned Beef Hash, Bacon and Sausage, Pancakes and French Toast served w/Warm syrup, A Variety of Cereals and Juices, Bananas and Hot Tea, Coffee or Hot Chocolate. Now Accepting Jobs for 2022!
May & June Lacrosse Programs For Girls CAPITAL DISTRICT - Capitalland lacrosse will be running a girls MAY & JUNE lacrosse program. Players can chose to play on Tuesdays night, Sunday afternoons or BOTH. All programs will start on May 10 and end on June 26. Each group will play for an hour and a half each day/night. Levels include: a co-ed K – 5th learn to play program; girls instructional programs for beginner & novice players grades 3rd - 10th, an advanced program for players in graders 6th –8th and one for 9 - 10 who want to refine their game while being introduced to more advanced techniques. All age level will be separated and a scrimmage will be held each night. For more information go to www.capitallandlacrosse.com or e-mail us at chad@capitallandlacrosse.com.
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