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DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for James D. Ford, 64, Killer of Greg and Kimberly Malnory in 1997

January 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

James D. Ford.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of brutally murdering a couple at a Charlotte County sod farm in 1997. James D. Ford, 64, is scheduled to be executed Feb. 13 at Florida State Prison in the murders of Greg and Kimberly Malnory. It would be the first execution this year in Florida and would come after one inmate was executed in 2024.

When Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight

January 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Back when the Washington Post had a sense of humor. Welcome Home From the CRow-Eaters

While Trump openly bellows whatever imperial fever dreams about Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico visit him in the dark of night, once proud institutional bulwarks rush to prostrate themselves before him in advance of any demand that they do so. Alas, the mainstream media is not immune to this siren-call of cowardice.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, January 12, 2025

January 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The dumbest of times by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

Democratic Party Congressional Candidates Meet and Greet, ‘Exit Laughing,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, remembering Dalida and Gigi l’amoroso.

How the U.S. Could Make Canada an American Territory

January 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

An honour guard stands with U.S. and Canadian flags in July 2024 as they wait for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to attend the NATO summit in Washington.

Every Canadian needs to pay attention to American history: In one treaty, the U.S. annexed the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. It subsequently illegally invaded Indigenous territory in the west. Canada could be next — perhaps not immediately as the 51st state, but quite possibly as a U.S. territory that would deny Canadians any voting rights for Congress or the presidency. The constitutional architecture exists in the U.S. to make it happen.

Howard Holley Presses Legislators for Money for Florida Museum of Black History

January 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Howard Holley. (© FlaglerLive)

Howard Holley, a board member of the Museum of Black History and member of the state task force establishing the museum, pressed the St. Johns County legislative delegation to fund the new Florida Museum of Black History.

Judge Scraps Biden’s LGBTQ Protections and Bans Requiring Teachers to Use Students’ Chosen Pronouns

January 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Hundreds of people gathered at Washington Square Park in New Orleans on March 31, 2023, for a march to mark Transgender Day of Visibility. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

A federal district court judge struck down President Joe Biden’s effort to protect transgender students and make other changes to Title IX, ruling the U.S. Department of Education violated teachers’ rights by requiring them to use transgender students’ names and pronouns. The ruling, which applies nationwide, came as a major blow to the Biden administration in its final days and to LGBTQ+ advocates. President-elect Donald Trump took aim at transgender people in a culture war-focused campaign.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, January 11, 2025

January 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The cold-weather shelter opens tonight, American Association of University Women meet, Gamble Jam in the cold, The Isaacs at the Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center, Bernie Sanders gets a vote for Lebanese president.

Palm Coast Government Wins Regional Council Award for Its Imaginative Comprehensive Plan

January 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Chief of Staff Jason DeLorenzo, Deputy Chief Development Officer Ray Tyner, Acting City Manager Lauren Johnston, JB Pro Director of Planning Kathie Ebaugh, Director of Communications and Marketing Brittany Kershaw, and Council Member Charles Gambaro, who also serves on the Board of Directors for the NEFRC.

The City of Palm Coast has been honored with a prestigious Regional Award for Excellence for Planning and Growth Management from the Northeast Florida Regional Council for its visionary work on the “Imagine 2050: City on the Rise” Comprehensive Plan Update. This recognition highlights the City’s commitment to proactive planning, innovative community engagement, and strategic initiatives to shape Palm Coast’s future.

University Board Nominee Calls Career Women ‘Medicated, Meddlesome and Quarrelsome.” DeSantis Defends Him.

January 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Warm and fuzzy for sexism. Ron DeSantis in Jacksonville today. (Florida Channel)

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his appointment to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees of a political scientist who claims that encouraging women to prioritize their careers has led to the decline of family life. In speeches, essays, articles, and interviews Scott Yenor details his views against same-sex relationships, including that LGBTQ+ practices bring “dreaded diseases,” and labeling career-oriented women as “medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome.”

Bunnell Board Tells City Commission: Shrink Haw Creek Reserve Mega Development By 2,500 Homes

January 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Reserve at Haw Creek, seen here on screens before Bunnell city commissioners last month, would dwarf Bunnell's existing urban core and more than quintuple its population. The city's planning board is recommending a reduction of total homes from 8,000 to 5,500. (© FlaglerLive)

On its third try since November, the Bunnell Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the rezoning and development agreement controlling the Reserve at Haw Creek–the largest single development proposal in Flagler County since Palm Coast was conceived in the 1960s–but not before issuing nearly a dozen proposed conditions to the Bunnell City Commission, which takes on the proposal next. Among those conditions: Lower the planned 8,000 home total to 5,500.

Veranda Bay Developer Pauses Annexation into Flagler Beach to Draft Litigation Threat Workaround

January 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

With Veranda Bay annexation plans on pause, construction continues on the east side of John Anderson Highway. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening agreed to pause indefinitely further annexation steps involving Veranda Bay, the large development along John Anderson Highway. The city did so at the developer’s request. The pause and its indefinite timeline look more dramatic than they are. In fact, the pause appears to be more of a strategic retreat allowing the developer to redraw annexation plans in light of the threat of a lawsuit by opponents of annexation, had the original plan gone forward.

Trump’s Unconditional Discharge Explained

January 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 54 Comments

Compelling cardboard. (© FlaglerLive)

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, and will be the first president of the United States with a felony conviction. The sentencing brings this phase of the case to an end. Once the sentence is officially entered in a final judgment, Trump can appeal the case, as he has a legal right to do so. Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, made clear during the sentencing that Trump intends to appeal.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, January 10, 2025

January 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jimmy Carter by John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

Free For All Fridays on WNZF recaps the top stories of 2024 with a roundtable of local reporters and editors, the Friday Blue Forum, reflections on Jimmy Carter’s funeral and the Burghers of Calais.

How the Santa Ana Winds Fuel California’s Deadly Fires

January 9, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Over 1,000 structures burned in the span of two days, Jan 7-8, 2025, near Los Angeles.

Thousands of homes and other structures, including several schools, had burned by Jan. 9, and at least five people had died. Officials urged more than 180,000 residents to evacuate at the height of the fires. With the winds so strong, there was little firefighters could do to control the flames. Here’s what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk.

Florida Legislators Cold to DeSantis Call for Special Session

January 9, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wanted the Florida Legislature to call a special session to be “prepared to act” on immigration and tackle soaring condominium assessments lawmakers on both side of the aisle are questioning why the rush.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, January 9, 2025

January 9, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Why Trump Wants Greenland by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com

The cold-weather shelter opens again tonight, the Flagler Beach City Commission meets, China’s nuclear boom, a scene from “The China Syndrome,” Sarah Orne Jewett.

Matanzas High Senior Beats the Buzzer in a Game to Remember

January 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

MHS game Pirates Senior Haley Olson

Pirates Senior Haley Olson entered a varsity game for the first time ever. Although a foul by visiting Trinity Christian (Deltona, Florida) sent Haley to the line late, her first points ever would actually come moments later in buzzer-beater fashion.

How Jean-Marie Le Pen Mainstreamed Nationalist Bigotry

January 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Jean Marie Le Pen.

The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete. Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics. Yet today, his party, headed by his daughter and now called National Rally (Rassemblement National), is at the gates of power.

Fired Palm Coast Utility Director’s ‘Whistleblower’ Action Details Grave Issues and Conflicts But No Smoking Gun

January 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Amanda Rees in a City Council meeting last October, presenting next to Car Cote, the city's director of stormwater and engineering. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

Former Palm Coast Utility Director Amanda Rees in a nine-page “whistleblower” letter to the City Council detailed dysfunction, personality clashes, discordant expectations, leadership issues and poor diplomacy, along with fearful or preemptive politicking among an administrative leadership clearly jarred by what had been an unpredictable and at times rash City Council. But anyone looking for corruption, malice, or a smoking gun in the letter would not find it. The city rejected its whistleblower claim.

Flagler’s New Legislative Delegation, Meager in Money and Seniority, Tells Locals: Don’t Expect Much

January 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The much-diminished Flagler County Legislative Delegation took its seats for the first time this afternoon in Bunnell, cautioning of a new, poorer day in Tallahassee: Sen. Tom Leek, left, and Rep. Sam Greco. Both are Republicans, each in his first term, though Leek brings eight years of service in the House, where he rose to the appropriations committee chairmanship before he was term-limited. (© FlaglerLive)

The much-diminished Flagler County Legislative Delegation took its seats this afternoon in Bunnell, cautioning local government and organization representatives seeking state aid for numerous projects that it’s a new, poorer day in Tallahassee, where federal Covid aid and legislative seniority are gone. Sen. Tom Leek and Rep. Sam Greco are each in his first term, though Leek brings eight years of service in the House, where he rose to the appropriations committee chairmanship before he was term-limited.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

je suis censorship

Flagler County Legislative Delegation meeting featuring Tom leek and Sam Greco, the Public Safety Coordinating Council meets, and why Donald Trump is right: America’s airports are awful.

Funeral for Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay Set for Jan. 15 in Ocala

January 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay takes the oath of office to become governor of Florida in 1998. His wife Anne and his son John joined him. Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Wells swears MacKay in at the Capitol. (Photo via State Library of Florida)

A celebration honoring former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be held next Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala. That’s according to the Ocala Star Banner.

Plants that Evolved in Florida Over Millennia Face Extinction and Lack Protection

January 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Scrub mints are critical for pollinators, including the rare blue calamintha bee (Osmia calaminthae). Kristen Grace/Florida Museum, CC BY

The potential extinction of one of Florida’s ancient plant species is more than just the loss of an individual species; it’s the loss of millions of years of evolution. These plants have thrived in Florida’s ecosystems through gradual adaptations over millennia, and their disappearance would leave lasting gaps in the region’s evolutionary history. The collapse of these plant species also threatens the broader ecosystem, including wildlife such as scrub jays and insects such as bee flies that rely on them for food and shelter.

Lee Greenwood Brings His ‘God Bless the USA’ and American Spirit Tour to Palm Coast’s Fitz Arts Center

January 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Lee Greenwood in the opening sequence of his 1984 video of "God Bless the USA."

Country music star Lee Greenwood bring his trademark patriotism, his star-spangled-shirt, his veteran recognitions, his “God Bless the USA,” his many hit songs and many that weren’t to the Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center in Palm Coast the evening of Jan. 23 for a 7 p.m. concert, just six days after Crystal Gayle, that goddess of country, descends with her river of hair on the Fitzgerald stage.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

January 7, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bezos vs Wash Post cartoonist by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com

The Cold-Weather Shelter opens again tonight, the Bunnell Planning Board takes on the rezoning of Reserve at Haw Creek, the Palm Coast City Council meets, Sydney Shlenker’s pyramid, an I.M. Pei’s.

Electrical Vehicle Fires: Should We Be Worried?

January 6, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

electric vehicle fires

It’s save to own an electric vehicle, or EV, but only if certain safety measures are followed. Systemic measures, like advanced fire suppression systems in public spaces, are critical, but individual EV owners also play a vital role in minimising risks. Owning an EV with a home-charging setup offers great convenience, but it’s essential to address potential hazards.

Deputy Strikes Michael McDermott, 38, with Patrol Car After Cyclist Is Seen Pulling Gun During Traffic Stop

January 6, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Christopher Murphy observed Michael McDermott, 38, pulling a firearm out of his pants. Dep. Murphy, fearing that McDermott would engage him with the firearm, struck McDermott with his vehicle, ejecting him from the bicycle and causing him to drop the firearm.

Signaling Sunset of Florida’s Citrus Industry, Alico Inc., a Major Grower, Exits the Business

January 6, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

citrus fruit demise

Pointing to Florida’s decades-long fight with deadly citrus greening disease and damage from hurricanes, a major grower Monday announced it will “wind down” citrus operations and focus on more-profitable uses of its land. Fort Myers-based Alico Inc. said it will not spend additional money on citrus operations after the current crop is harvested. It said about 3,460 acres of its citrus land will be managed by other operators through 2026.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, January 6, 2024

January 6, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. By Randall Enos, Easton, Conn.

Flagler County Commissioners make appointments and re-appointments to the planning board and vote on a dangerous-dog designation, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, memories of Baalbek.

‘Literally’ Is Here to Stay, and English Will Survive

January 5, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Did your head literally explode? No, but you can say it did.

Few words so rile language purists as the use of the adverb “literally” in a figurative sense, as in, “That movie literally blew my mind.” While it might feel like nails screeching on a blackboard, the use of nonliteral “literally” developed as an organic and dynamic outgrowth of the very human desire to communicate emotion and intensity.

Rethinking Who Belongs on Historical Markers

January 5, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Clark Mills replica iof the statue of Andrew Jackson in Jacksonville--a city named for the seventh president--has been vandalized from time to time. Jackson was not known for extending human rightgs to non-whites. (© FlaglerLive)

As the United States prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, many states are inventorying, mapping and repairing old historical markers, as well as installing hundreds of new roadside signs, plaques and interpretive panels. In South Carolina, the focus is on sharing lesser-known stories of women, children, Native Americans, enslaved and free Black people and even the Loyalists who sympathized with King George III.

Doctor Faces $10,000 Fine for Violation Abortion Waiting Period

January 5, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Detail from the original cover of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" (1985).

After the state Department of Health called for revoking the doctor’s license, the Florida Board of Medicine this week issued a final order imposing a $10,000 fine and reprimanding a physician who did not comply in 2022 with a law requiring 24-hour waiting periods before abortions can be performed.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, January 5, 2025

January 5, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, Peter Kuper on global smoking, on Breaking the Silence, the organization of whistleblowing veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada.

How Cities Are Reinventing the Public-Private Partnership

January 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Ruta N partnership in Medellín, Colombia, generated thousands of jobs.

An emerging trend with local governments engaged in private-sector collaborations – what we have come to describe as “community-centered, public-private partnerships,” or CP3s. Unlike traditional public-private partnerships, CP3s aren’t just about financial investments; they leverage relationships and trust. And they’re about more than just building infrastructure; they’re about building resilient and inclusive communities.

Clarence Thomas Eludes Investigation Over Ethics Lapses as Federal Courts Circle Wagons

January 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Justice Clarence Thomas in 2017 as he was administering the oath of office to Mike Pence.

The federal courts will not refer complaints that Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics laws to the Department of Justice for investigation. The national policymaking body for the federal courts on Thursday rejected Democratic lawmakers’ request to refer to the attorney general claims that Thomas violated the law when he failed to disclose luxury travel, the sale of property to billionaire Harlan Crow, and other gifts.

Bringing Gaza Home to Your City

January 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

gaza genocide

For any city or county in the U.S., simply find your population and area, then do the math to extrapolate the impacts of the genocide based on Gaza’s population and area.

Lawsuit Proceeds After District Allowed Christian, But Not Satan, Banners at Schools

January 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

A federal judge this week allowed a lawsuit to move forward against the Broward County School Board over its refusal to allow banners that said “Satan Loves the First Amendment” at two schools.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, January 4, 2024

January 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, Grace Community Food Pantry, on the Soap Museum in Saida, and Barbara Ehrenreich talks candidly about cleaning up other people’s crap.

Men Are Carrying the Brunt of the ‘Loneliness Epidemic’

January 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

loneliness epidemic

Emotional pain is linked to serious health issues. But the public’s response to male expressions of emotion and vulnerability is often minimizing, if not dismissive. In May 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory highlighting what he described as an epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the country. Research confirms this scourge.

Bunnell’s 8,000-Home Development Plan Nears Approval. Residents Raise Questions. Officials Don’t.

January 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

reserve at haw creek

Members of the public had many questions, at least to the extent that they were allowed to speak their mind. Members of the Bunnell City Commission and its planning board barely had any as the two panels met in a joint workshop Thursday evening to examine the development agreement for the 8,000-home Reserve at Haw Creek project that will transform the city.

Cold-Weather Shelter for Homeless and Others Will Open for Its Longest Stretch Yet

January 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The non-denominational cold-weather shelter uses the facilities at the Rock Transformation Center in Bunnell (commonly known as Church on the Rock), but is not in any way affiliated with the church. (The Sheltering Tree)

The Sheltering Tree will open the Flagler County cold-weather shelter for its longest-ever stretch as an extended clod wave descends on Flagler County starting tonight and lasting for much of next week.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, January 3, 2025

January 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

finger holding razor blade GOP House majority by Monte Wolverton, Battle Ground, Washington.

First Friday Garden Walks at Washington Oaks, on the beauty of Maine’s flora, Steinbeck and Charley discover Aroostook County.

Flagler County Wins Public Safety Award from Northeast Florida Regional Council

January 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

police drones

Flagler County is the recipient of an Annual Regional Awards for Excellence from the Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC). The honor was awarded for “Public Safety” because the county was presented with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certificate of Waiver for Drones Beyond the Line of Sight

Behind the Scenes in the Battle Over “The Satanic Verses”

January 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Hilarious, challenging, difficult to get through, and an intolerable read for some, who'd rather you did not read it, either. (© FlaglerLive)

In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that was blunt even by his standards. Unlike a lot of his angry letters, this one wasn’t published. Mahathir’s letter was about Salman Rushdie’s controversial book, “The Satanic Verses.” The letter has now been declassified and reveals uncomfortable words.

‘Smart Cities’ Are Also Surveillance Cities: Privacy-Busting Cameras Are Everywhere

January 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

surveillance classrooms

People on the roads are likely used to red light and security cameras at intersections, but advancements in cloud technology and artificial intelligence allow transit agencies and cities to collect far more data than ever before, and to use that data in more strategic ways. But with increased monitoring, data collection and analysis comes ethical and privacy concerns.

Despite Investigation Clearing Starbucks, Moody Targets Company for Alleged Race-Based Hiring

January 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

starbucks

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in May filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations alleging that Starbucks had policies that “appear on their face to be racial quotas.” But after an investigation, the commission’s executive director in November issued a determination that there was “no reasonable cause” to believe that the Seattle-based coffee company violated a state anti-discrimination law.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, January 2, 2025

January 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Trump and resolutions 2025 by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com

The Bunnell Coty Commission and its Planning Board hold a joint workshop on the pending rezoning application by Reserve at Haw Creek, on golden ageism, Philip Glass and the cosmic calendar.

Election Reform Lost in the Last Election

January 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Voters turned down a variety of reforms to how they cast ballots. (© FlaglerLive)

In the 2024 election, voters proved hesitant to overhaul the election systems they were already familiar with, as almost all of the reforms failed. Voters become familiar with the electoral system they live under and can be slow to embrace changes to that system. It can take several election cycles before they fully adapt to these changes.

Court Sides with Prison Guards Accused of ‘Deliberate Indifference’ in Restrained Inmate’s Death

January 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

One of the prison's guard towers. (© FlaglerLive)

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, upheld a district judge’s ruling granting summary judgment to 10 Lake Correctional Institution officers. The estate of inmate Jose Gregory Villegas filed the lawsuit, but a district judge and the appeals-court majority found that the officers were entitled to what is known as qualified immunity.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

January 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

New Year's Day by Ratt, PoliticalCartoons.com

It’s back to 1954 in Florida, launching a new year on a few thoughts by Pascal, a song suggested by Andy Montgomery (the poor have too much money), and Sabbath’s Theater.

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