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The Latest Deadly Superbug — and Why It’s Not Time to Panic

in Fungal Infections, Current Headlines /by Carolyn Willbanks

POSTED MAY 08, 2019 by Robert H. Shmerling, Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing I have to admit it: recent news reports about a newly described “superbug” are worrisome and at least a little bit terrifying. This time, it’s not a flesh-eating bacterium or drug-resistant tuberculosis — in fact, it’s not a bacterial infection at all. […]

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Kansas, Former Student Settle Lawsuit over Mold in Dorm

June 10, 2019/in Schools & Institutions /by Carolyn Willbanks

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Kansas is paying a former student-athlete $40,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming she became ill because of mold in the vents of her dormitory room. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the university denies the claims but agreed to pay Laine Evans $20,000 and her attorneys $20,000 to settle the lawsuit. […]

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Aurora Apartment Complex Residents Say Maintenance is Painting Over Mold

June 10, 2019/in Landlords & Tenants /by Carolyn Willbanks

By Alex Rose, Fox News Denver AURORA, Colo. — Several residents of an Aurora apartment complex say maintenance is hiding unsafe living conditions instead of fixing them. Tiesha Davis and Tiana Sinnett say maintenance is literally painting over the mold they have complained about at The Courtyards at Buckley. “Instead of them treating it, they […]

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Protesters Say Inmates’ Conditions are ‘Deteriorating’ at DeKalb County Jail Due to Mold

May 17, 2019/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Written By: Nicole Carr, Matt Johnson for WSBTV2 DEKALB COUNTY, GA – Protesters held their second night of demonstrations Thursday after things turned violent outside the DeKalb County Jail the day before. It started as a social media campaign, with inmates communicating through family members, catching the public’s attention. Initially, much of the campaign centered […]

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Mold and Dust Mites are Great Friends

in Home Care /by Carolyn Willbanks

Most Americans spend 90% of their time indoors. Levels of pollutants may be 200% to 500% higher indoors than outdoors, even in cities with a lot of air pollution. The indoor air is full of harmful pollutants. Dust mites are one of the main culprits! They thrive on the gunk deep down in the carpet. […]

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Allergy Season: How Weather Impacts Your Symptoms

May 9, 2019/in Additional Articles /by Carolyn Willbanks

By: Jeremy LaGoo As many Alaskans rejoice with the return of leafy vegetation, others are sniffling and sneezing as allergy season begins. Kicking off in spring, tree pollen fills the air shortly after leaves return. A little later, grass, mold and weeds attack allergy sufferers, but the difference in timing means different impacts from different […]

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Hidden Danger: How unseen hurricane damage could be lurking in your home

May 9, 2019/in The Environment /by Carolyn Willbanks

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Hidden mold and water damage that could cost you thousands to repair may be hiding inside your home. Besides costly repairs to your home, the mold could also be a health hazard. If your home suffered any damage during Hurricane Florence or Michael, this could impact you. Since the hurricanes, Jay Papp […]

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Legal Advice for Toxic Mold Claims

in Legal Suggestions /by Carolyn Willbanks

Property owners, employers, manufacturers and other entities can be held responsible for adverse health effects of exposure to toxic substances. Toxic exposure cases may involve different areas of law, including product liability toxic torts), premises liability, construction law, medical negligence or a combination thereof. The facts of your case will determine who may be liable. […]

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Candida Auris in the News – Part 2

in Health & Diet, Current Headlines /by Carolyn Willbanks

A continuation of How to Confront a “Super Fungus” In An Increasingly Pathogen-Friendly World from www.moldfreeliving.com Excerpt from Part 1. To break things down as simplistically as I can, Candida auris (C. auris) is a species of fungus which grows as yeast (single-celled fungi). In people with healthy immune systems, cells called macrophages and neutrophils engulf […]

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Mold Toxicity and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

in Mold Symptoms /by Carolyn Willbanks

An individual’s response to mold exposure is based on any number of contributing factors, making the symptoms and diseases that may result extremely difficult to identify. In fact, a growing body of research suggests that a strong – and largely ignored – contributor of biotoxin illness and other chronic diseases is multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). […]

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Worried About Mold in Your Workplace?

May 2, 2019/in The Workplace /by Carolyn Willbanks

Are you worried your workplace might have mold? You’re not alone. “Concern about indoor exposure to mold has increased along with public awareness that exposure to mold can cause a variety of health effects and symptoms, including allergic reactions,” OSHA states. Mold Facts For mold to grow indoors, it needs moisture or water, oxygen, and […]

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Are You Drinking Germs and Mold?

in Health & Diet /by Carolyn Willbanks

HYANNIS – Making the switch to a reusable water bottle might make you feel great in an environmentally conscious kind of way but, if you’re not careful, it can also make you sick. Here are some facts that will likely scare you straight into cleaning your container. Studies have shown that water bottles that go […]

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Art Inspired by Slime Mold-Like Robots

May 2, 2019/in Strange Fungal Tales /by Carolyn Willbanks

Sometimes individuals transform when they work together. One example is single-celled slime mold, which takes on entirely new behaviors as a collective. Another example is a scientist and an artist collaborating on a museum event, combining their respective tendencies toward the fundamental and the abstract. “I have trained my brain to think a certain way. […]

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House Budget Plan Adds $140M for Military Housing Fixes

May 2, 2019/in Govt. & Politics /by Carolyn Willbanks

Written by Leo Shane III for MilitaryTimes House Democrats want to add $140 million to the president’s military construction budget for next year to help improve the quality of family housing across the force. On Tuesday, lawmakers from the House Appropriations Committee offered their first draft of the fiscal 2020 military construction spending bill, which […]

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Dangerous Mold at Gainesville FL Apartment Complex

April 28, 2019/in Landlords & Tenants /by Carolyn Willbanks

Gainesville, Fla. (WGFL) — Angelo DePrado says for the last few months he’s been living in an apartment with mold. “I’ve been sick for a couple of months at least and I can barely breathe,” DePrado said. A water leak on the third floor of his Campus Lodge apartment caused major flooding in his unit. […]

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Mold and Renters – Who is Responsible?

in Legal Suggestions /by Carolyn Willbanks

Mold is among the most controversial of environmental hazards. There is considerable debate within the scientific and medical communities about which molds, and what situations pose serious health risks to people. There is no debate, however, among tenants who have suffered the problems of living with and breathing mold and its toxins. Confusion over Landlord […]

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Agents’, Sellers’ Responsibility to Report Mold

in Legal Suggestions /by Carolyn Willbanks

Agent Does a real estate agent have to tell buyers about mold in the home they want to buy? Under state and federal laws, full disclosure requires your agent to disclose all identified hazards on a property—as well as other factors that may impact the property’s price. By law, they must disclose the presence of […]

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Handling Moldy Food

in Health & Diet /by Carolyn Willbanks

Seems to happen often. Those lovely strawberries you intended to eat are now covered in furry mold. Toss them out! How Mold Grows on Food There are many different types of molds that can grow on our food. The most common include Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Botrytis, which you see as a furry covering on your strawberries. Unlike […]

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My Husband is a Hoarder

April 15, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

Where to start? First, I love my husband. AND, he is driving me crazy. Plus, the dust and mold in my house are making me sick. It started when we moved into his family home, and began the promised renovations. It’s a cute house, all brick, with lots of potential. BUT, after years of half-finished […]

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Autism and Mold Toxicity

in Tips for Parents /by Carolyn Willbanks

Noah: Autism and Mold Toxicity. Reprinted from www.epicanswers.org Looking back at our journey, it is difficult to wrap my mind around where we started and how far we have come since my son was diagnosed with autism seven years ago. Like so many parents today, we were devastated and confused by what was happening to […]

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Mold – Hoarders Are in Danger!

in Private Research /by Carolyn Willbanks

We’ve all cringed at the A&E show ‘Hoarders’. These are certainly extreme case, but let’s face it…most of us have a few collections or piles in our basements and attics. In fact, there’s probably a little hoarder in most of us. You Could Be a Serious Hoarder with Mold if: 1. Your house stinks or […]

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A Deadly Fungal Coverup of Gigantic Proportions

April 11, 2019/in Govt. & Politics /by Carolyn Willbanks

For over 15 years, Mold-Help.org has raised red flags about the serious consequences of fungal infections. Now, Candida auris has startled the world with the illnesses and death it causes. The New York Times has published articles not only exposing potentially the most dangerous epidemic in recent history, but also the coverup of the century. […]

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Cleaning Up Mold in your Home – Misinformation on the Web

in Home Care /by Carolyn Willbanks

I love Google, and use it daily. But, Google is only as good as the information we feed it. And unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation and half truths about cleaning up and removing moldy wood. How to Remove Mold From Wood Furniture and Particle Board was written for the magazine ‘House Beautiful’ on […]

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Mold Loves Cardboard Boxes

in Home Care /by Carolyn Willbanks

Love those cardboard boxes for storing your things? Mold loves to eat paper (cellulose)! Mold produces enzymes to digest cellulose and various other materials to help with the eating (decaying, rotting) process. Those cardboard boxes are a magnet for mold. Add moisture in your home above 40-50% and they may become mold factories. If you […]

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Edema

in Mold Symptoms /by Contributor

Signs and Symptoms These will vary and may include the following. Swollen limbs, accompanied by pain, redness, heat Facial puffiness and/or abdominal bloating Shortness of breath; extreme difficulty breathing; coughing up blood Sudden change in mental state or coma Muscle aches and pains Bruising What Causes It? Imbalance in the body’s fluid transfer can be […]

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Cylindrocarpon

in Mold Types & Images /by Carolyn Willbanks

Cylindrocarpon occurs in soil as a saprophyte or weak pathogen associated with roots of many herbaceous and woody plants. Mycelial growth plays a major role in the survival of the fungus in soil and its spread to new substrates. Conidiospores and chlamydospores are also produced. Black-foot disease caused by Cylindrocarpon obtusisporum and C. destructans and […]

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Phillipsburg Cops Wanted Out of Moldy Building by Mid-March.

March 31, 2019/in The Workplace /by Carolyn Willbanks

by Kurt Bresswein for lehighvalleylive.com The Phillipsburg Police Department in March took delivery of a $10,000 trailer for officers to work out of, two years after every other department began vacating town hall because of a black mold infestation. Some officers take advantage of desk space in the temporary municipal building in the former Freeman […]

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Families Still Feeling Effects After Pipe Bursts at Billerica Apartment Complex

March 31, 2019/in Landlords & Tenants /by Carolyn Willbanks

by Natalie Rubino, Boston 25 News Three days after a pipe burst at an apartment building in Billerica, families are still feeling the effects as they search for places to stay. The Monty family is one of many who can’t stay in their apartment due to the pipe that burst at The Commons at Boston […]

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Smithsonian Stops by Durham to Show How to Treat Damaged Keepsakes After Flood

March 31, 2019/in Additional Articles /by Carolyn Willbanks

by Alex McLoon, KMTV News OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Cori Wegener is the Smithsonian’s director of the cultural rescue initiative. She’s live in Washington now, but is a Fremont native and University of Nebraska-Omaha graduate. She’s showing Nebraskans and Iowans how to preserve family photos, letters, and other items after being washed by floodwater. “[Flood […]

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Mold/Bodily Injury Claim: Louisiana Appellate Court

in Legal Suggestions /by Carolyn Willbanks

by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The Court of Appeal of Louisiana (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a March 20th opinion causation issues associated with a bodily injury claim allegedly associated with mold exposure. See Yaukey v. Ballard, 2019 WL 1275175. The question involved whether there was a sufficient causative link between some individuals’ […]

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Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, Mold Found in Lauderdale County Courthouse

March 31, 2019/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Written by Whitney Downard, The Meridian Star A year-old report on the air quality of the Lauderdale County Courthouse hasn’t had an impact on the employees who work in the building, nor have any public warnings been issued. The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors paid $10,700 in taxpayer money to study the conditions inside the […]

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Mold and Health Classes Help Hurricane Florence Workers, Residents

March 31, 2019/in The Environment /by Carolyn Willbanks

By Kenda Freeman and Demia Wright, Environmental Factor Newsletter published by NIH In March, NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) grantee the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) delivered mold remediation training in Robeson County, North Carolina. The training built on a partnership between ICWUC and the Robeson County Disaster Recovery Committee (RCDRC) that was established […]

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How to Prevent Mold in Your Garage

in Home Care /by Carolyn Willbanks

By HomeAdvisor, CJonline.com The garage isn’t the first place most homeowners think will present a mold problem, but mold can infest your garage just like any other area of your home — and the basics behind preventing it are essentially the same in every space. Mold thrives in moist, dark, stale environments, so it’s important […]

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Riviera Beach Firefighters Sick from Mold

March 31, 2019/in The Workplace /by Carolyn Willbanks

By Wanda Moore, WPTC 5 RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Several Riviera Beach firefighters reported flu-like symptoms. When they went to their doctors earlier this year they learned it wasn’t the flu. The wheezing, coughing and in some cases fever were a result of mold exposure. “We have upwards of 8 or 9 people that are […]

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Pomfret’s Prosper Valley School Has Mold Problems of Its Own

March 28, 2019/in Schools & Institutions /by Carolyn Willbanks

POMFRET — Samuel Morey Elementary in Fairlee isn’t the only Upper Valley school dealing with a mold outbreak. Prosper Valley School in Pomfret has been closed since last summer. The K-6 school, which has about 70 students from Pomfret and Bridgewater, isn’t expected to reopen until the start of the 2020-21 school year. In the […]

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SC House Committee Will Study Mold Issues in Schools, Public Areas

March 28, 2019/in Schools & Institutions /by Carolyn Willbanks

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – After several Live 5 News investigations into mold in classrooms, Governor Henry McMaster has signed a bill which will create a house committee to study the impact of mold on schools and in public areas. House bill 3127 was headed by Rep. Chandra Dillard. Gov. McMaster signed the bill on March […]

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Snow Mold Showing Up in Yards Wreaking Havoc

March 28, 2019/in Strange Fungal Tales /by Carolyn Willbanks

by Austin Arvay, Discover Weyburn.com It’s that time of year again where some are constantly sneezing, blowing their nose and dealing with itchy eyes. If that happens to be you, you may not be alone. Although the true allergy season isn’t until later on in the spring, snow mold is one thing that can irritate […]

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Black Mold — Like a Creature from the Black Lagoon

March 28, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

It wasn’t noticeable last summer until we pulled a file cabinet away from a wall in a basement, and then it was like a scene from a horror movie. Black mold was growing on the wall behind the cabinet. Further investigation showed that it was coming from some leaking water in an adjoining bathroom. My […]

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Battling that Great Northwest Headache – Mold

March 28, 2019/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

The Corvallis Rental Property Management Group took on that bane of Pacific Northwest living — mold — at its monthly meeting Tuesday at the Elks Lodge. On hand were Dawn Duerksen and Steve Duerksen of Duerksen and Associates, Noah Chamberlain and Sarah Saul of Access the Law and Tracy Oulman, housing and neighborhoods coordinator for […]

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NIOSH Has Tools to Identify Dampness, Mold in Buildings

March 23, 2019/in "Sick Buildings", Schools & Institutions /by Carolyn Willbanks

NIOSH has developed new tools to help employers identify and assess areas of dampness and mold in general buildings and in schools. The agency’s new Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool, which guides users through assessing all rooms in a building, provides a checklist and instructions for assessing and recording any damage related to dampness or […]

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Health Issues from “Sick Buildings” Military Housing

March 21, 2019/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

Military family advocates are questioning whether officials are tracking and treating the health issues that are linked to their military housing rife with mold, rodent infestation, lead paint, and other issues. The issues with these problems in military housing started with families’ concerns about health, noted Karen Ruedisueli, deputy government relations director for the National Military Family Association. “It […]

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North Carolina Councilwoman Helps Apartment Complex Tenants with Mold

March 21, 2019/in "Sick Buildings" /by Carolyn Willbanks

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem city council member is offering assistance to property owners for them to provide a permanent solution to what some tenants say is recurring mold at their apartment complex. Meanwhile, owners and managers at La Deara Crest Apartments say they’ve fixed these issues and there is no problem with mold whatsoever at […]

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Snow-Related Leak Destroys Thousands of Used Books

March 21, 2019/in The Environment /by Carolyn Willbanks

Thousands of donated books were damaged by a leak in the basement of the Deschutes Public Library system’s administrative building, temporarily canceling a quarterly nonprofit book sale. According to local nonprofit Friends of the Bend Libraries, which hosts quarterly book sales with some proceeds supporting the Deschutes Public Library system, a black mold and mildew […]

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Black Mold in your Thermos?

March 21, 2019/in Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

One evening a few weeks ago I was about to fill my stainless-steel insulated travel mug with ice and seltzer for the night as I’ve done every night for the last six months. I was wiping off the insides of the thick black lid when I came away with a black smear I’d never seen […]

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Mold Symptoms? Start Here

in Mold Symptoms /by Carolyn Willbanks

Written by Carolyn Willbanks Are you sick and suspect it might be from mold? Determining if mold exposure is making you ill is not easy. Mold illness is often mistaken for symptoms of other illnesses. Many people suffering from mold illness struggle to receive a proper diagnosis. Finding treatment can be even more difficult. After […]

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Moldy Leaves Made Me Sick

March 19, 2019/in Health & Diet, Personal Mold Stories /by Carolyn Willbanks

As the warmer weather is beginning to move in, I am breathing a sigh of relief. However, I am also thinking about the impact spring has on our exposure to mold. The past 2 months in the southern US have been extremely wet. In fact, in Georgia where I live, we’ve already had 60% of […]

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Military Leaders Answering to Senate Committee Amid Reports of Mold at MacDill

March 19, 2019/in Govt. & Politics /by Carolyn Willbanks

TAMPA (WFLA) – Military leaders are under fire after reports of substandard housing at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa and other military installations across the country. Families have been turning to 8 On Your Side for weeks about mold problems and now the Senate Armed Services Committee will demand answers during a hearing Thursday.  […]

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Filth, Mold, Abuse: Report Condemns State of California Homeless Shelters

March 19, 2019/in Additional Articles /by Carolyn Willbanks

Summary A new report from the ACLU calls out three shelters as former residents recount harrowing stories of life inside. Resident Jan was an was optimistic when she moved into the homeless shelter, which had recently opened. She said it seemed clean and well-organized. “It was so fun,” she said. “There was karaoke.” But, things […]

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Recent Rains Cause Spike in Mold Growth

March 18, 2019/in The Environment /by Carolyn Willbanks

SAN DIEGO — Residents across San Diego County say they’ve seen more mold in their homes after recent rainfall. A number of mold testing and removal companies FOX 5 reached out to said they have seen a spike in business. One company said business has more than doubled and another said this has been one […]

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14 Bend-La Pine Schools Had Leaks After Snow

March 18, 2019/in The Environment /by Carolyn Willbanks

Bend, Oregon – Fourteen schools with recently renovated and aging roofs suffered leaks throughout Bend for the past two weeks after a record snowfall, but all leaks were repaired by Thursday for less than $500, according to Bend-La Pine Schools. The district first heard a leak complaint March 4, and district maintenance crews repaired each […]

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