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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, February 14, 2023



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National News Roundup
COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Mild and dry conditions for today. Rain chances return Wednesday and Thursday as a cold front approaches from the west. The front will cross the area Thursday night into Friday, with rain ending by the weekend. Cooler temperatures and dry weather expected for Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday March 4th chilli cook off at the community building 2 to 4pm. $5 entry fee to come in and taste chilli and vote for your favorite. All proceeds go to helping a child go to gymnastics camp this summer with her team mates.





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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Thursday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of teh 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.

Thursday Night

Showers. Low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Highlands Plateau

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph by midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Showers, mainly after 1pm. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.

Thursday Night

Showers. Lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph by midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Showers, mainly after noon. Highs near 60. Chance of rain is 80%.

Thursday Night

Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain is 90%.


Nantahala Area

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midnight.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the soutn 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Highs near 60. Chance of rain is 80%.

Thursday Night

Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.


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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

A cold front will cross the area Thursday night. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms will accompany the front with the potential for heavy rainfall and isolated flooding.



Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.

Space Weather A Solar Polar Vortex and the X-Factor Returns | Space Weather News: 10 February 2023




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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.















PM2.5 AQI is 37 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 37 (GOOD)


Fire and Smoke Map




Local Air Monitor



Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (6.6 out of 12) today with Juniper, Elm, and Alder being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.5 out of 12).



Record Weather Events for February 14th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 76°F in Franklin in 1989
Lowest Temperature -8°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.73 inches in Highlands in 1950
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands in 1912

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899 (also a state record)
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912

Record Weather Events for February 14th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 83°F in Eden, Aurora, Beaufort County in 2020
Lowest Temperature -16°F in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 4.50 inches in Jefferson, Ashe County in 1908
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1912 (also a state record)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of February Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 88°F in New Bern, Craven County on 02-28-1962
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County on 02-17-1958
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 24.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 02-12-1985




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

Friday, February 17th, 2023

Annual Town Council Retreat (social gathering portion) in the lower level of the Franklin town hall beginning at 6:00am.

Saturday, February 18th, 2023

Annual Town Council Retreat (work session) in the lower level of the Franklin town hall beginning at 8:30am.

Tuesday, February 21st, 2023

Pancake Supper

Maiden's Chapel Church (located at 230 Maiden's Chapel Road) will host a pancake supper on Tuesday, February 21st from 5-7 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the church.

Macon County Board of Commissioners Meeting

The February 2023 Regular Meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners. Meeting begins at 6pm in the commissioners boardroom on the third floor. Access after 5pm will be through the back entrance to the courthouse. The public agenda and agenda packet will be added soon.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

NC Reads Discussion Viewing at the Macon County Public Library

Wed, Feb 22, 6:30 PM in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room – Carolina Built with Kianna Alexander Join NC Humanities for an interactive panel discussion examining themes from this month’s NC Reads selection. This panel will explore the story based on the life and legacy of Josephine N. Leary, an African-American entrepreneur and business woman who lived in North Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. Visit the library to borrow the book, or use Libby and your library card to read the ebook or audiobook.

(You can also view the Zoom panel at home by visiting https://nchumanities.org/program/north-carolina-reads/ to register)

Thursday, February 23, 2023,

Yoga at the Macon County Public Library

Meet in the Living Room for an all levels vinyasa flow yoga class as we move mindfully through the body with the breath to create a deep sense of calm and relaxation, releasing tension, stress and anxiety.

Please bring a mat and plan to arrive by 5:55 p.m. before the doors lock at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday March 4th

Chili Cook Off

Chilli cook off at the community building 2 to 4pm. $5 entry fee to come in and taste chilli and vote for your favorite. All proceeds go to helping a child go to gymnastics camp this summer with her team mates.







No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News



• Macon County deputy in civil trial, accused of wrongful death [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• NC Supreme Court working on making changes [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Angel Medical Center President's Column for February 2023 [Macon Media]

• Under the Dome podcast: Why there’s a new caucus and what it means for HBCUs like NCCU [Raleigh, NC)]

• Let the Sunshine In: City Ending Closed-Door Meetings [BPR]

• Letter to the Editor: Did you purchase an Aetna CVS Health plan for 2023? [Macon Media]


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National and World News Roundup

Suspect in Michigan State shooting found dead | MSNBC



• Suspect in fatal Michigan State University shooting found dead [WILX-TV (Onondaga, MI)(]

• As Mystery Objects Get Shot Down, U.S. Sets Up New Task Force on UFOs [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]

• U.S. military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon [Reuters]

• U.S. Navy, Marine Corps conduct drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China [CBS News]

• US warns its citizens in Russia to get out immediately over security fears [euronews]

• There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows [ABC News]

• Biden fires Architect of the Capitol after calls for his resignation [CNN]

• Trump hired researchers to try to prove election fraud claims: report [New York Post]

• The 2022 Long-Term Budget Outlook (July 2022) [Congressional Budget Office ] [PDF Download]


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Washington Today (2/13/2023): Sen. Schumer says senators only have "preliminary details" on UAO's | C-SPAN RADIO



Global National: Feb. 13, 2023 | Objects in North American airspace mounting concerns



Nightly News Full Broadcast (February 13th)


PBS NewsHour full episode, (February 13, 2022




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COVID-19 News and Updates

Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.



COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:






• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:35pm CET, 10 February 2023, there have been 101,211,478 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,100,421 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 January 2023, a total of 661,064,315 vaccine doses have been administered.

Globally, as of 5:35pm CET, 10 February 2023, there have been 755,385,709 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,833,388 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 31 January 2023, a total of 13,168,935,724 vaccine doses have been administered.

• Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against Death Using a Novel Measure: COVID Excess Mortality Percentage [MDPI]

• Public Health: New COVID variant emerges [The Signal (Santa Clarita Valley, CA)]

• Territorial differences in the spread of COVID-19 in European regions and US counties [PLOS ONE]

• Here's why Medicaid coverage and free COVID tests, treatments will soon change [USA TODAY via Yahoo! News]

• Why the Odds Are Stacked Against a Promising New Covid Drug [New York Times]

• TWiV 983: One flu vaccine for them all with Scott Hensley [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 982: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]




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Science and Technology News Roundup

• The Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online [MIT Technology Review]

• What to Expect From the New Thunderbird Rebuild [Make Use Of]

• Arduino takes final step to industrial automation [Electronics Weekly]

• Study on former citizens of East Germany sheds light on why people may choose deliberate ignorance [PsyPost]

• India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet [Wired]


Evergreen Links

• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir



• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]

• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]


How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain






Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin



The Level1 Show February 14 2023: We're Not Saying It's Aliens | Level1Techs



Will A.I. Replace Podcasters? - DTNS 4456 | Daily Tech News Show



More Features? More Problems. - LINUX Unplugged 497 | Jupiter Broadcasting



How the Berlin Wall Started - Berlin Crisis 1961 | The Cold War



HEE Colloquium Matthew Klein: “Higgs Boson searches in final states with bottom quarks at the LHC” | Brown University Department of Physics



Insiders on How the Intelligence Community Protects Our Democracy | TheBushCenter



Week 233 - German Desperation in Korsun Pocket - February 11, 1944 | World War Two





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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 13 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for February 13th]

• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 355 [Al Jazeera]

• LIVEBLOG: Day 356 of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]

• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 355: Leaked documents suggest Putin is mobilizing an army of spies in the UK [Euromaiden Press]


• Ukraine updates: Russia likely suffering high casualty rate [DW News]

• Ukraine: NATO in logistics ‘race’ as Russian offensive begins [Al Jazeera]

• Stoltenberg calls for ‘ramping up’ production as Ukraine drains NATO ammunition stockpiles [France 24]

• 'We shouldn't put red lines' on fighter jets for Ukraine [DW News]

Both Russia and Ukraine Prepare Offensives | Combat Footage Recap [Watch on Youtube (Age-Restricted)]



Ukraine war: Russia claims incremental gains, Kyiv says attacks being repelled | Al Jazeera



Can arms industries scale up production to meet Ukraine’s sudden demand? | DW News



Russia's new spring offensive already launched NATO Secretary General says - World Today | TVP World



Bakhmut closed to aid workers as Ukraine says city ‘too dangerous’ for civilians | FRANCE 24



Small Drones and Loitering Munitions in Ukraine - The terrifying rise of cheap precision | Perun




News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

• NATO to focus on ‘undersea cables and pipelines’ [Russia Today]

• Understand the roots of Russia-Ukraine conflict first [Pravda]

• Russian economy did not suffer collapse predicted by West — Le Monde [TASS' Russian News Agency]





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On This Day

February 14th is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year (321 in leap years).



Historical Events

(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)




748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.

842 – Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.

1014 – Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.

1076 – Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

1130 – The troubled 1130 papal election exposes a rift within the College of Cardinals.

1349 – Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg.

1530 – Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.

1556 – Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.

1556 – Coronation of Akbar as ruler of the Mughal Empire.

1613 – Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate at Whitehall Palace, London.

1655 – The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655.

1778 – The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.

1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.

1779 – James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.

1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.

1804 – KaraÄ‘orÄ‘e leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.

1831 – Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.

1835 – The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.

1849 – In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.

1852 – Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.

1855 – Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.

1859 – Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.

1876 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.

1879 – The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.

1899 – Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.

1900 – The British Army begins the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.

1903 – The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).

1912 – Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.

1912 – The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.

1919 – The Polish–Soviet War begins.

1920 – The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.

1924 – The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

1929 – Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.

1942 – Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.

1943 – World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.

1943 – World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.

1944 – World War II: In the action of 14 February 1944, a Royal Navy submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian Regia Marina submarine in the Strait of Malacca.

1945 – World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden.

1945 – World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by a United States Army Air Forces squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet Red Army's Vistula–Oder Offensive.

1945 – World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans

1945 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USS Quincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations.

1946 – The Bank of England is nationalized.

1949 – The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.

1949 – The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.

1961 – Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.

1966 – Australian currency is decimalized.

1979 – In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.

1983 – United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.

1988 – Hours after learning the death of his sister, US speed skater Dan Jansen falls twice and fails to win a medal in the 500-meter race in the Calgary Winter Olympics.

1989 – Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster.

1989 – Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.

1990 – Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.

1990 – The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.

1998 – An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120.

2000 – The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.

2003 – Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba'athist Iraq.

2004 – In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 28 people, and wounding 193 others.

2005 – In Beirut, 23 people, including former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, are killed when the equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT is detonated while Hariri's motorcade drives through the city.[6]

2005 – Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos City, all in the Philippines.

2005 – YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.

2008 – Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.

2011 – As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.

2018 – Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa.

2018 – A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 15 injuries.

2019 – Pulwama attack takes place in Lethpora in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and a suicide bomber were killed and 35 were injured.

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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins


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