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HEN a story about the Dolphin Coast Landfill Management operation appeared in the North Coast Courier a few weeks ago it caught my attention. The article was fairly light on detail but it covered a tour of the facility by some prominent opinion shapers in the community like my friend Cobus Oelofse, CEO of the Ilembe Chamber of commerce. By all accounts the delegation was thoroughly impressed by the landfill site and the company that manages it. This was interesting, but hardly the stuff that makes for a riveting read when there are real social, economic and political issues begging for media attention here.

But it began to make sense in the light of a horror story that played out over several years at Shongweni. This was the saga of toxic gases and other pollutants that significantly affected property values not to mention the health and wellbeing of local inhabitants of the area. Due in no small measure to a massive amount of community activism, the operations at the Shongweni landfill site were suspended by the Department of Environmental Affairs in April by order of court with the suggestion from community activists there, that the problem matter be relocated to somewhere like KwaDukuza. Could it be that in a gauche kind of Bell Pottinger–style spin we were being primed to accept the arrival of the toxic waste that had created so much fuss down the road? Being considered naïve in these matters, we might have been subjected to even more editorial wonder of this kind had the issue not raised an eyebrow or two. There was, according to the article in question, an entire

series of exciting local landfill stories planned for subsequent issues. When I raised my concerns along these lines in our previous issue of Life & Style, it prompted a considerable measure of public reaction leading to a revelation in a subsequent issue of the Courier that we had indeed become the recipients of the toxic waste that had caused so much fuss down the road. And we are now receiving regular deliveries. I received a lengthy missive from Di Jones of the Dolphin Coast Conservancy circularised to her membership to “mitigate the sense of panic” that she intimated we had been partially responsible for causing in this regard. One line in her letter struck me as particularly interesting: “I think we should be thankful to have a landfill that lives up to the best standards in the world.” I have a huge amount of respect for Di and her conservancy interests but I think that she may have missed the point here. The modern lifestyle sadly generates copious quantities of waste. This needs to be responsibly managed and to this effect, having a well operated local landfill site close by is indeed a win. But domestic refuse and organic waste is hardly likely to cause the extreme reactions seen in Shongweni. The hazardous waste dumped there, and now arriving here, is much more toxic in every respect. Tankered in from distant mining operations and similar dangerous compound producing industries, this is a lethal cocktail the likes of which we have not seen here before. Di says that the DCLM site is world class, but so was SAA, the SABC, The Natal Parks Board and Eskom until fairly recently. It’s when things change, as they have a tendency to do here, that they can go awry.

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We have a Constitution that is considered to be one of the best in the world and yet… our country is in the grip of economic recession driven by political chicanery at the highest level. This all points to the potential for things to fall apart rather spectacularly if incorrectly managed and even the best organisations have been known to falter under circumstances often beyond their control. There are vast tracts of wasteland in our country more suited to accommodating a hazardous waste operation of this nature and I believe the decision to allow DCLM to accept this toxic brew so close to some of the country’s most valuable real estate and densely populated coastal settlements was not in our collective best interest. No matter how one chooses to spin it, I cannot see the benefit of this side their operation to the vast majority of people who live here. On the contrary – I believe it has the potential to cause the same drama as we have seen unfolding down the road and should this occur, the results will be devastating for the continued growth of the region. If you have invested in a lifestyle here, you need to protect it now. Lobby your ward councillor for answers…and if you don’t like them, demand a better deal. After all, this is what you are paying for.

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FIONA CRAGO REAL ESTATE Celebrating a Decade of Success

HAT does it take to start a real estate business in Ballito from scratch and grow it into one of the most widely recognised and successful in its sector?

Many might say luck and a huge amount of capital – you must have heard by now that the way to make a small fortune in Ballito is to start with a large one and go into business here… But those who know Fiona Crago will tell you that she has built her business by working extremely hard to deliver excellent results for those who have entrusted her with their property transactions over the years. In a nutshell, Fiona Crago Real Estate goes the extra mile when it comes to helping you buy, sell or invest in property in KZN - and nothing breeds success like success. But it was never going to be easy. With many years of success in the professional sales industry behind her, much of it as top local, regional and national sales agent for a very large and successful national real estate company, Fiona took the plunge and started her own company shortly before the financial crash of 2007 that saw many smaller agencies collapse and disappear. It was an impossibly difficult time to be going into business, and an especially difficult time to be starting a real estate company, but Fiona had an unshakeable belief in the ultimate success of her venture. Perhaps it was a commitment to her faith and spiritual strength derived from her firm Christian ethos that gave her the strength and courage to persist.

Through these trying times and in the better economic times that followed, Fiona Crago Real Estate continued to trade successfully. Now, a decade later, Fiona Crago Real Estate stands tall among the best of the best in the region. The company specialises in sales and marketing of residential and commercial property and farms in Kwa-Zulu Natal and they offer you personal and professional service along with the technical ‘know how’ to ensure that all goes well with every transaction. If you are looking for a company that you can trust to give you the service you desire and 100% commitment to your success in the pursuit of the perfect property transaction in this rapidly developing region, you really should be speaking to Fiona Crago Real Estate.

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Coast 4 Knysna” was born. Working through the online crowdfunding platform GivenGain. com, they linked up with the Gift of the Givers fundraising account and devoted twelve hours on radio to By far the rarest, and generally the the task of raising money across the most successful, are those who fit into greater Ballito community for the cause. the former category. These are people What started as a one-day who get things done and when things “Radiothon” fundraiser on Thursday get tough, these are the people who 15 June quickly snowballed and really get going. grew into an outpouring of love in Barry Holland is someone who action from one coastal corner of makes things happen. South Africa to another, smashing the Raised in Durban and a product initial fundraising of the old Northlands goal of R100 000 High, he forged a and more than successful career in doubling it over the printing industry the next week! and other endeavours Thanks to the in the Big Smoke and, generous hearts along the way, wrote of Dolphin Coast himself into the pages residents (many of Comrades Marathon of whom had history. Barry has already donated run what is generally food, clothes and considered the greatest other essentials to marathon in the charities calling world forty five times on them for help), consecutively… and the radio-driven he shows no sign of fundraiser brought quitting anytime soon! in a cumulative He has also devoted total of R226 DEBBIE & BARRY HOLLAND his attention to the 180.00 (primarily reorganisation of the through donations local Dolphin Coast What started as a one-day on the GivenGain. Striders running club “Radiothon” fundraiser on com online portal) that has seen exciting Thursday 15 June quickly to support the growth and change phenomenal snowballed and grew into an since Barry took the work the Gift outpouring of love in action from helm as the club’s of the Givers one coastal corner of South Africa chairman a few years organization is to another, smashing the initial ago. doing in Knysna. fundraising goal of R100 000 and But it was on a Operation more than doubling it over the recent road trip back Firestorm next week! from Johannesburg has been an that Barry was undeniable inspired to “make success and things happen” again… He heard the funds raised have gone to an a radio interview with Dr Imtiaz incredibly worthy cause. It might Sooliman from The Gift of the have been Barry’s baby, but in the Givers, an internationally respected end, it was the people of the Dolphin aid organisation that was appealing Coast that made it “happen”. for donations to mobilise relief To every individual, business, efforts and to help rebuild vital and community group that supported infrastructure in Knysna and the Southern Cape following the wildfires Operation Firestorm: Thank You – you showed that the Dolphin Coast that had devastated the region days cares… You contributed towards earlier, leaving many people without making a real difference in the lives shelter or wordly possessions. of those struggling to find hope in the One of the members of the wake of natural disaster… Without Dolphin Coast Striders, Jocelyn you, Operation Firestorm could not Fawcett, had lost her cousin, have happened. volunteer firefighter Bradley Richards, in the Knysna fires and “In the end, though, maybe we Barry saw the opportunity to honour must all give up trying to pay back him and to make a contribution from the Dolphin Coast at large towards the people in this world who sustain the work the Gift of the Givers were our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser doing in this regard. to surrender before the miraculous Thinking of a way to galvanise scope of human generosity and to the community behind a massive just keep saying thank you, forever fundraising drive, Barry approached and sincerely, for as long as we have Mike Charles, Station Manager voices.” of Radio Life & Style 88FM, and ― Elizabeth Gilbert “Operation Firestorm – Dolphin HERE are three types of people in the world – those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

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ASHTON COLLEGE SWIMMING IN THE SPOTLIGHT Joe Erasmus – Ashton College

ITH the increasing number of parents who wish to ensure that their children are water safe, the Learn to Swim wing (fondly referred to as our Sailies), under the banner of Ashton Swimming Academy (Sails) has grown. Coaches Liz Armitage, Sam Nyschenns and Taryn Machen coach this little group from the age of 5, and these lessons are all available to the broader community. Our special Grace Wing students who are on the autism spectrum are introduced to the water by Coach Sam and Bruce Curtis, all who are Swim SA trained Learn to Swim coaches.

Even though competitive participation in galas only start in Grade 3, the Foundation Phase swimmers participate in fun galas, and squad training in the early morning sessions continues throughout the year in the heated pool. Many of these swimmers are affiliated to the Ashton Swimming Academy. As they progress to the next phase, Coach Garry Jackson – Swimming Academy Head Coach and the Ashton swimming team coach, takes over. From this age swimmers can compete in the annual KZN gala program, qualifying them for Regionals and Nationals, ultimately giving them the opportunity to be recognised and awarded school colours. Garry has had tremendous success as Ashton’s head coach, and the Senior College won the A League D & D Co-ed Gala as well as placing a close second in 2015 and 3rd in 2017.06.23

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Garry has been instrumental in taking his swimmers to the top of their game, and was selected to accompany the 2022 Project Commonwealth team to Ireland next month. Jival Bodlall, a Form 3 student at Ashton is a member of this team. “Although most of the members of the Ashton Swimming Academy are our own students, it is a privately run club open to the wider comminity and training includes the services of local Biokineticist, Maritza van der Westhuizen,” said Mr Joe Erasmus Managing Director of Ashton International Colleges.

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“THERE IS GREAT EXCITEMENT AT MANOR ESTATES” “Built on time – or its free” is the audacious slogan being used for the 2

phase launch of the new development at Manor Estates. The developers HBR Projects are putting their money where their mouth is by stating that if a unit isn’t complete by the due date they will give the purchaser the unit for free. The 2nd phase is being launched off the back of what is proving to be a highly successful first phase. 21 Of the 24 units have already been sold. The construction which started in February is significantly ahead of schedule and due to be completed at the end of July 2017. The units are being completed to a meticulous nd

standard and boast exceptional finishes, such as soft closing doors, acoustic windows, Caesar stone counters, Grohe taps, full-bodied porcelain tiles, fibre optic connectivity and CPU backup. The development of the new properties has run concurrently to a significant upgrade of Manor Estates by HBR Projects which includes an upgrade to the security, the landscaping and the implementation of new amenities such as a mountain bike trail and running tracks.

“Built on time – or its free” - a bold statement but one that will be warmly greeted by a market that has become jaded by a litany of broken promises and false downs by numerous developers and developments. For more detail on this exciting development contact Ryan Hunt on 082 786 4170, ryan@manorestates.co.za

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FEEL GOOD STORIES AND IDE FOOD FOR THOUGHT: OMEGA 3'S FOR THE DEVELOPING BRAIN STEPHANIE WILLS - LIFESTYLE HEALTH

id you know that the most rapid brain growth occurs during the first year of life, with baby’s brain tripling in size by their first birthday!? During this stage, the brain uses sixty percent of the total energy consumed by the infant. Fats are a major component of the brain cell membrane and the myelin sheath around each nerve. So, it makes sense that getting enough of the right kind of fat, can greatly affect brain development and performance. In fact, during the first year, around fifty percent of an infant’s daily calories should come from fat. Which is why Mother Nature cleverly ensured that the nutritional composition of breast milk is also fifty percent fat.

Another point of interest is that different species provide different types of fat in their milk, specific to the needs of that animal. E.g. cow's milk is high in saturated fat (which helps the calf grow rapidly) but low in brain-building fats (they don't need to do much thinking to survive!) In contrast, highly developed brains are important to human beings, so human milk is low in body-building saturated fats and rich in brain-building fats, such as the fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), an omega 3 fatty acid. Omega-3 Fats

Omega-3 fats are polyunsaturated fatty acids commonly referred to as essential fats because they are required nutrients for brain and body function. The body can't manufacture its own omega-3 fatty acids, so these essential fats must be eaten. The three major types of omega 3 are alphalinolenic acid or ALA, eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA and docosahexaenoic acid or DHA. EPA and DHA are the omega-3s that the brain and body actually use. ALA must be converted by the body into EPA and DHA. Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fats for Children Omega-3 fats are abundant in brain cells, nerve synapses, visual receptors, adrenal glands and sex glands and thus are vital to a child’s normal growth and development. Omega-3 fats are critical to keeping a child's brain and body in biochemical balance and providing children with the building blocks for a strong immune system. DHA is considered the most important omega-3 for the growing brain while EPA is considered vital for immune system health.

Omega-3 fats also help reduce inflammation and may play a role in reducing the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and arthritis.

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DHA Brain Food DHA is the primary structural component of brain tissue. It has a crucial influence on neurotransmitters in the brain, helping brain cells better communicate with each other. This is turn has a positive influence on mood, concentration, memory, attention, and behaviour.

Dosage should be determined with the individual needs of the child in mind and only after consulting with the child's doctor or other health care provider.

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'ACTUAL' NATURAL HAIR When hairstylists talk about the 'bed-head look' or 'natural curls', it often involes a lot of hair product, styling and heat. But, internationally-renowned hairstylist, George Northwood said this year natural hair is doing exactly what it says on the tin. Predicting this year's au-naturel trend, George says he thinks there will be a greater focus on 'actual natural hair, rather than a styled 'natural' look'. He says: 'I think it's really about easy-wear hair, a strong cut tailored to the individual worn naturally. 'Just as the quality of your skin becomes more important with light make-up looks, the quality of your cut and your hair condition really matter,' he adds.

RIBBONS Working their way down the runway at Tory Burch and Marchesa, ribbons are officially back. Why? According to hair stylist and owner of his eponymous salon, Paul Edmonds, it's because 'They're versatile and add a feminine touch to any occasion. I love the little black navy bow or ribbon loosely tied in a low pony tail which is slightly pulled away from the scalp. This can be worn either straight back with a classic centre parting or side parting for added glam.' Anything we should avoid? 'Don't wear the big bow, it's a bad throw back!'

THE MODERN BOB Darren Ambrose – former British Hairdresser of the Year – says that while the bob will continue to be a firm favorite this year, we should expect to see it with a modern twist. 'The bob never goes out of fashion but we'll see a different line in the bob - rather than a classic cut we'll see shorter back and longer sides or a more pageboy look, with soft layered texture to enhance the movement of the hair cut,' he says.

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GO GREEN With the new year dawns a chance to go bold and experimental with colour. And, while we thought last year's succulent-inspired hair trend was a too bit 'out there', L'Oreal Professional's UK Colour Spokesperson Jack Howard says green will be one of our go-to hues for 2017. 'Green shades were definitely on the rise during the last few months of 2016 and Pantone's colour of the year Greenery has already been making waves in the hair world in 2017. 'The secret to a wearable green is to make it look expensive – metallics and deep emeralds are the coolest shades,' he adds.

THE BRAID UPDATE Plaits might not be anything new but this year it's all about leaving things loosey goosey. 'The fact that they are soft and slightly undone gives them an element of modern romance,' says Adam Reed, 'Not every hair is in place and it's not over clean and over tidy. The braid itself is the dominant feature of all of these looks.

BLEACHED BLONDE BUZZCUTS From Ruth Bell and Kristen Stewart, to Katy Perry and Cara Delevingne, the A-list are all over a bleached blonde buzzcut. 'It's the femininity of it. Consumers are going for a short crop but keeping texture in the hair while the blonde retains femininity,' says hair stylist and one half of Percy & Reed, Adam Reed

The Day Will Come When Your Credit Card Will Disappear

ISA is one of the most recognized brands in the world. Its logo is synonymous with the plastic forms of payment for which the company is still best known.

The ability to pay for things with a debit card or your smartphone instead of having to carry around cash (or something to barter) is sort of miraculous. For nearly the whole of human history, and in many parts of the world still, economies have been built on the premise of physical mediums of exchange. If Visa’s innovation chief, Jim McCarthy has his way, Visa itself may soon become invisible. “The magic of Uber and Amazon, they made payment kind of disappear,”

McCarthy said at the 2017 Wired Business Conference in New York last week. Naturally, McCarthy wants Visa to stay at the centre of the payments ecosystem, even as the consumer-side of paying for stuff becomes less visible. And to do that, he says, Visa has focused on making it easier for tech companies like Apple and Samsung to tap into Visa’s services.

As an example, when you use something like Apple Pay or Samsung Pay, the software actually creates a unique card number for each of your devices. So if you have an iPhone, a Samsung Gear watch, and a debit card, each one of those has a unique card number tied back to your bank account. If one of your accounts is compromised, new numbers can be created for the devices

in the background without you ever having to know about it Eventually, that that could mean the end of having to manually change your credit card number with every different service every time you get a new card. To make all that work, the payment apps actually have to communicate with Visa’s servers to generate and process card numbers. It’s not hard to imagine more radical scenarios, like the ability to simply walk into a store, take what you want, and leave without having to worry about the entire payment process. When that finally happens, Visa wants to be there, making all the hard parts of sending and receiving money around the world look easy.

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he traditional Zulu wedding is called umabo. When a Zulu girl informs her father that she’s ready to get married, her father arranges a ceremony to inform the public about her availability. Once the bride has found her mane, the negotiations for her cattle for lobola can begin.

SETTING THE WEDDING DATE

The wedding process starts off with ilobola, which is arguably the most important aspect of the wedding and marriage. This is when the groom’s family and the bride’s family meet officially to discuss the groom’s intentions for his bride and how much he is willing to offer the family for their daughter. Lobola is a way for the groom to show his appreciation for how the family has raised the woman he wants to marry. It’s his way of saying thank you and it’s also compensation for the bride’s father. The groom acknowledges that he is taking her away from her family; some may say it’s an apology. Lobola is meant to benefit both families as the money obtained from lobola is also used by the bride when she has to buy gifts for the groom and his family. So there is reciprocity as far as money is concerned.

WEDDING PREPARATIONS

The bride’s family will slaughter a goat after the ancestors have been told that she is getting married. The goat is used in a ceremony known as umncamo in order for the ancestors to protect the daughter. The groom’s

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family will slaughter a goat to welcome the bride into the family.

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The bride’s mother will give her daughter a blanket to cover herself as she leaves home. The bride is not allowed to look back as she heads towards the groom’s home. The bride leaves early in the morning towards the groom’s residence.

TRADITIONAL WEDDING ATTIRE

The bride prepares for the ceremony by tying bags of dancing pebbles onto her ankles. Her veil is made of beads. Her knees and elbows are adorned with fringes of oxtail. She also wears a goat-hair necklace and an isidwaba which is a leather skirt. She wears isicwaya which covers her breasts and throughout the ceremony, the bride will carry a small

knife to symbolise her virginity. The groom wears attire to cover the hair, shoulders, buttocks, ankles, chest and wrists. After the ceremony the bride is expected to stay with the groom’s family.

MODERN TRADITIONAL WEDDING CEREMONY

Modern Zulu brides have a ‘white wedding’ as well as umabo. What often

happens is that the ‘white wedding’ will happen in the morning, while the traditional ceremony will occur later in the day or whenever the couple is financially ready. In most cases people prefer to have the white wedding before the traditional one. The families will have a singing battle between them to determine who the bride belongs to. Umakhoti ngowethu is often sung by the groom’s family. The song describes that the bride belongs to the groom’s family

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and that the bride will cook and clean for the family and that they welcome her to do so. When the bride arrives at the groom’s family’s house, she has to walk around the house. This is for her to be introduced to the ancestors of the groom. This is done, preferably, in the bride’s white wedding dress. The bride then changes into her traditional wedding attire. Gifts from the bride are given to the groom’s family according to a list drawn up by the groom’s family. She will then give her groom his gift. Some brides have put a modern spin on things by presenting the groom with a foot spa and washing his feet in front of the attendees. Traditionally the bride’s family was not allowed to attend umabo however this has now changed as the bride’s family is now expected to attend. Modern brides now negotiate with the groom’s family on the duration of their stay at the groom’s family’s house. The modern wedding depends a lot on the financial and other circumstances of both families and things can vary accordingly. In most cases, Zulus try very hard to stick to the traditional part such as ilobola (which is paid by the groom), umembheso (done by the groom›s family for the bride’s family including the bride according to the list) and umabo (by the bride’s family for the groom’s family including the groom) - they usually do not compromise on these.

Yuliya Vakhrusheva and Byron Kraemer met in Dubai where they became a couple. When they decided to get married, they chose to return to Byron’s home town, Ballito, for the wedding. Byrons Mother, Sharon, organized an intimate affair at Zimbali Country club on the 9th of June. Yuliya’s sister was her Maid of Honor and Byron’s brother was his Best Man. It was a wonderful occasion and they will repeat the exercise back in Dubai for Yuliya’s parents to attend – this might set a new trend. Barry Bowditch and his team were the official photographers and are happy to share some of the memories here. We wish the newlyweds a long and happy life together

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1. Chop your chicken or paneer into bite sized chunks and marinate with the yogurt and turmeric for 2 hours or over night 2. Gently fry the onions, fennel seeds and cumin seeds in the butter, allow to soften but do not brown 3. Add your crushed/ grated garlic and fry for another 5 minutes 4. Add your curry powder and fry for a further 3-4 minutes 5. Add your tins of tomato, masala, salt and chilli flakes 6. Cook for 10 minutes on high 7. Pour your sauce mixture into a blender and blitz until smooth 8. Pour blitzed sauce mixture back into the pot, add the coconut cream and allow to simmer for 30 minutes 9. Add the lemon juice and chicken or paneer and cook for approximately 20 minutes 10. Top with coriander and serve with naan breads, rice and your favorite curry sambals (Tip: make this the day before as the flavors intensify if left in the fridge over night)

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Tuition

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Services

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Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 25(a) (ii) (b) of the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000, that the Final Integrated Development Plan for the financial year 2017/8- 2022 has been adopted by Council. Copies thereof are available for public inspection during office hours at the following municipal offices specified below: 1. Darnall Library 2. KwaDukuza Municipality 3. Stanger Manor Library 4. Ballito Offices 5. Lavoire Pierre Building 6. Traffic Department Offices A copy of the plan can also be accessed through the municipal website: www.kwadukuza.gov.za Enquiries regarding the above may be directed to Director: IDP & Public Participation Ms LP Radebe during normal working hours on (032) 437 5146, email lungisar@kwadukuza.gov.za or via Fax to (032) 551- 4513. MR N.J. MDAKANE MUNICIPAL MANAGER KWADUKUZA MUNICIPALITY

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