Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Pop Culture Burger King says "Global Warming is Baloney" signs have been removed
Posted by Chris Davis on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:50 AM
The Burger King Corporation (BKC) seems to be in denial regarding the decision by Mirabile Investment Corporation (MIC), a Memphis-based management company with more then 40 Burger King locations across the Mid-South, to place the words “Global Warming is Baloney” on many of not all of its exterior signs.
BKC distanced itself from the message last week, claiming that the the “two” signs in question had been removed. At the time of Burger King's official statement, Flyer readers had already reported at least 10 such signs in various locations between Batesvile, Mississippi, and Martin, Tennessee.
Susan Robison, Vice President, Corporate Communications for BKC, responded to the numerical discrepancy saying, “We believe it was five restaurants and that all the signs should have been removed. We are in the field confirming and I'm just waiting on final confirmation.” She later reported that the company's field person “knows it was only five restaurants.” When presented with reports of at least twice as many instances, Robison responded saying, “although we can't agree on the specific number of restaurants, the important point is that we have been assured by the franchisee that the signs have been removed... under the franchise agreement, we do not allow the reader board, the restaurant, or any other advertising/promotional vehicles to promote any specific political and/or religious beliefs.” Robison was also responding to complaints that MIC forces its employees and consumers to watch Fox News.
Calls placed to MIC have not been returned.
The beef production industry is a frequent target for criticism by environmentalists. Burger King in particular has been singled out by Climatecounts.org, a not-for-profit organization that rates companies based on attitudes toward global warming as "a choice to avoid for the climate-conscious shopper." On the other hand, as reporter Leo Hickman points out in an article for the UK Guardian, John Chidsey, the company's CEO recently described climate change as "an overriding issue of importance for the global community.”
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“MIC forces its employees and consumers to watch Fox News” and no forced consumption of LABI Limbaugh and Sean Hannity! Apparently, extremist Republican and Christian management failed to learn the history of slavery and require the employees to constantly sing or whistle while working to ensure they weren’t eating the food.
Hey! Olbermann just did this story, crediting Chris. Neat.
Congrats to Chris Davis and the Flyer. Your story was featured tonight on Keith Olberman's show in his "worst persons in the world" segment. The Memphis BK owners were named as today's worst. The Flyer and Chris Davis were given props. Good for you, guys!!!
Burger King should have the right to tell the truth == "Global Warming is Baloney." Obama's Cap and trade is a hoax that would destroy the U.S. economy. It would be another giant step towards Marxism -- and the corruption, poverty, enslavement, destruction and despair that Marxism entails.
Obama is working much faster than Hugo Chavez at imposing socialism/communism/Marxism (or whatever you want to call the government taking over, enslaving people, and destroying the economy). No wonder the Russians are gloating:
From Pravda: “…the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people…” Read the article in Pravda… http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnist…
Is Antonio Sosa the actor in the creepy Burger King clown outfit who makes a big carbon footprint if you pull his finger?
Anyone been able to find the $1.99 Uhura/Enterprise (red) Star Trek collector glass? We have Spock, Kirk, & Nero.
I got Uhura like the weekend Trek opened at the Cleveland/Poplar King. Got it with the terrible burger shots.
"Global Warming" IS baloney...! Why take the signs down? Leave 'em up and stand up for yourselves!
How dare MIC have an opinion that differs from the liberal left who is always right on everything! Obama is our king and Sotomayor is our judge and whatever they say is 100% correct and if you are in disagreement then you are OBVIOUSLY an ignorant buffoon and should be silenced IMMEDIATELY!
Joey Mirabile’s Burger Kings are still serving environmental racism for the same price as another BK is just selling a burger and fries. The history of extremist Republicans and Christians is full of clever jokes about how minorities just love to be abused compared to other pets.
Global warming is a scam that will implement global taxation which will require a one world government to oversee the entire operation. Welcome to the New World Order, comrades.
Golly gosh “bobo”
During the next “natural” global warming disaster, Joey Mirabile’s Burger Kings will: 1. still serving big greasy heaps of environmental racism, 2. give out free food to his predominantly white patrons with tapeworms, 3. get on a jet and fly to his mommy, 4. hand out Roosevelt dimes to minorities, or 5. sell the bathrooms to US Senator Larry Craig (‘nother extremist Republican and Christian role model with a burger in his pants front/back). We are already being “taxed” by increased diseases and vast “natural” disasters from your gift of free free free global warming chemicals from your personal lifestyle to investments in ExxonMobils. The entertaining one world government of looters and pillagers is here as articualted by LABI Limbaugh and his familiars ending Republcan careers who chose less environmental rape and pillage.
“A. Our Ozonator’s Preamble for Survival (OOPS) ... 7. Heck of a job brownies, LABI Limbaugh has turned Louisiana into a dream state for global warming, the National Rifle Association, and the pro-life movement with evil talent on loan from the other extremist Republicans and Christians like George Will. “Killer cities: New Orleans worst, Baton Rouge No. 7” (STAFF REPORTS; thetowntalk.com, 6/2/09). "Bobby Jindal was just fabulous in our Limbaugh Letter interview, and the way he's turned the state of Louisiana around is just superb, too. He's a great guy, and he's so right on about what's wrong with the party" (”Friday Quotes: It's Open Line Friday!”; the evil Mr. Rush “LABI” Limbaugh of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity - extremist Republican and Christian corporate horror media outlets; plagiarism, dope dealing in and kidney bustin’ melamine, BPA, tainted peanuts, DDT, downer cow, and bile server farms; gerbil king and princess rulers of Planet-Star Wormwoody Jenkins and national baby monitors; screwed General Motors, Bobby Jindal, and Louisiana into the ground from his 80 cats in a feces-filled mansion with ExxonMobil; pro-life as any other Missouri mule; rushlimbaugh.com, 5/30/08). Thus, George Will should become Governor of Louisiana so Bobby Jindal can run for president. Becoming an old fart with or without Alzheimer's, “there is no precedent for today's media enlistment in the crusade to promote global warming "awareness." ... incessant hectoring ... an animated ABC entertainment program. Cartoons seem, alas, to be ... welcome evidence of the bursting of what has been called "the green bubble." ... the grating smugness of the planet-savers, delivered by an entertainment writer: Reasonable dissent is impossible. ... a few years ago, being green "moved beyond politics." ... identified the consumer as a member of a moral and intellectual elite. ... to reduce guilt. ... Suddenly, commonplace acts — e.g., buying light bulbs — infused pedestrian lives with cosmic importance. ... Now, say Nordhaus and Shellenberger, "the green bubble" has burst, pricked by Americans' intensified reluctance to pursue greenness at a cost to economic growth. ... Re-engagement with reality is among the recession's benefits” (“Bursting "the green bubble"”; By George F. Will, Syndicated columnist; seattletimes.nwsource.com, 6/4/09). And a new sugar daddy for award winning LSU Press, “Global warming alarmists are fond of invoking the authority of experts against the skepticism of supposedly amateur detractors -- a.k.a. "deniers." ... The Annan report cites Hurricane Katrina ... we're worried about the blood pressure of readers who are climate-change true believers. ... for a report as disingenuous as Mr. Annan's” (“'Worse Than Fiction'”; OPINION JOURNAL, . The Wall Street Journal,; online.wsj.com, 6/6/09)” (“GBRWE 6/7 - 13/09's Extreme Planetary Warnings for Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Solar/Terrestrial Flares from Human Activities”; Robert Rhodes, Supplemental; GBRWE 6/7 - 13/09, 6/6/09).
Golly Gosh ill-begotten-son-of-gore (aka OzOnatORRRRRRR!!!)
Haven't you heard? It's not called "Global Warming" anymore, it's called "Climate Change." Please update your talking-points accordingly.
"Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus," By JOHN M. BRODER, Published: May 1, 2009
(www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02e…)
Kind regards,
The Ever Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Even Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Not-So-Big CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Big CO2 Footprint.
E-SCumb-O-2FloP aka giant belt buckle for brains;
If only LABI Limbaugh would write a defining text book, you would not have to pretend your video screen is for scratch n sniff pheromones. And Joey Mirabile’s Burger Kings' secret ingreediant of hate could feed an army of dittoheads.
i-bsog ( aka ah-zeeeeeeee \mm/ )
Wow. In the future it would be wise to delay commenting until AFTER you've slept off the night's indulgence at "Ye Ol' Pub." In the meantime, maybe reviewing these sites and brushing up on your ciphering and gazintas will help improve yourine accuracy rating when it comes to prognosticatin' all forms of "climate chaos." Or, maybe your belt buckle is just a couple notches too tight.
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earthquake.usgs.gov/
www.scribd.com/doc/15878510
www.earthsky.org/faq/meteor-shower-predict…
radar.weather.gov/Conus/Loop/NatLoop_Small…
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/29may_noa…
www.cup.cam.ac.uk/asia/catalogue/catalogue…
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Kind regards (sprinkled with a wee bit of sympathy,)
The Ever Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Even Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Not-So-Big CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Big CO2 Footprint.
Gun & Knife show closed or won’t let you in again? Joey Mirabile’s Burger King burger in the back side of you pants will impress one and all with your high testosterone.
i-bsog,
Still drunk I see, take two aspirin and post when you're sober - until then, i'll type quietly.
here's a few pluckings for the rest of us who aren't nursing a hangover or, suffering the effects of too much carbon intake:
professor ian plimer’s new book heaven and earth has gone into its fifth print run!, by rachel deahl — publishers weekly, 6/10/2009
anhonestclimatedebate.wordpress.com/2009/0…
ian plimer - from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ian_plimer
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dem mutiny on climate bill grows, says peterson, jared allen, 06/10/09
thehill.com/leading-the-news/dem-mutiny-on…
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nasa study acknowledges solar cycle, not man, responsible for past warming, michael andrews, june 4, 2009
www.dailytech.com/nasa+study+acknowledges+…
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boy hit by meteorite, space.com staff, jun 12, 2009
news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090612/sc_space/b…
[glad he's o.k. odd, no mention of "climate change" causing this little ditty to fall from the sky.]
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kind regards,
the ever smaller co2 footprint,
formerly known as the even smaller co2 footprint,
formerly known as the not-so-big co2 footprint,
formerly known as the big co2 footprint.
You and Burger King Joey Mirabile are still in the Koran and Bible! For dessert, you boys can fight over the sheep and boots from Craig’s List.
“The Koran
The Cow
[2.10] There is a disease in their hearts, so Allah added to their disease and they shall have a painful chastisement because they lied.
[2.78] And there arc among them illiterates who know not the Book but only lies, and they do but conjecture.”
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/koran/kora…
The Bible
“Leviticus 6 (New International Version)
Leviticus 6
1 The LORD said to Moses: 2 "If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the LORD by deceiving his neighbor about something entrusted to him ... or if he cheats him, 3 or if he finds lost property and lies about it, or if he swears falsely, ... He must make restitution in full ... 6 And as a penalty he must bring to the priest, that is, to the LORD, his guilt offering, a ram from the flock ... and he will be forgiven for any of these things he did that made him guilty."
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_…
You're either a true student of both the Holy Bible and the Qur'an or once again capable of performing simple keyword searches. Either way, it appears you are beginning to sober up.
"...Mr. Obama, who hates the cold, had cranked up the thermostat. 'He’s from Hawaii, O.K.?' said Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next door to his boss. 'He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.'"
White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code, By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, Published: January 28, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29w…
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"When neighbors went inside Marvin Schur's house, the windows were frosted over, icicles hung from a faucet, and the 93-year-old World War II veteran lay dead on the bedroom floor in a winter jacket over four layers of clothing."
Freezing death of Michigan man, 93, inside house sparks anger; city utility cut power with limiter, by David Eggert / Associated Press, January 28, 2009
www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01…
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My belated prayers and condolences go out to Mr. Shur and the surviving members of his family.
Are you even the least interested in the actual topic of Burger King Joey Mirabile while your mother lets you live free in her basement and steal computer time from your employer?
I see you've fallen off the wagon. A mere reference to Burger King or Mirabile does not keep one ON-topic, just as excluding a reference to the aforementioned would not result in one being OFF-topic. Since I have mentioned both, I believe I have met some obscure prerequisite for being considered ON topic as established by a moderator-in-waiting.
So far, June's chill is one for the records, WGN TV, by Steve Kahnon 12 June 2009
weblogs.wgntv.com/chicago-weather/tom-skil…
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The Civil Heretic, New York Times, by NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF, March 25, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/magazine/29Dyso…
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Climate laws add to police workload, The Herald Sun, by Ben Packham, 12 June 2009
www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25…
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Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory, Reuters, by Rod Nickel, 9 June 2009
www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/id…
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Crops under stress as temperatures fall, The Telegraph, by Christopher Booker, 13 June 2009
www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/chr…
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Kind regards,
The Ever Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Even Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Not-So-Big CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Big CO2 Footprint.
My apologies to your virgin mother;
Burger King Joey Mirabile must be content to know his main demographic is in a minimum security prison (fed or county) for crimes against nature. Also explains the new BK commercials during the LABI Limbaugh hate and greed AM radio show.
i-bsog,
Re: Burger King/Mirabile
You're on one heckuva bender, you must be unemployed; on vacation; have a government job. Regardless, I hope you're not too bleary-eyed to read on because today we have...
HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD!
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US industrial production down, idle factories at record [Greenies Rejoice!], By Laurent Belsie, 10 Jun 2009
features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009…
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Michigan = The green "Eco Peninsula?", By Amy Lane, 19 Nov 2008
www.detroitmakeithere.com/article/20081119…
"Accompanying the state’s focus on alternative energy is a marketing pitch by the Michigan Economic Development Corp., positioning Michigan to CEOs as the Eco Peninsula where 'green is the new gold.'"
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Preliminary unemployment rate for Michigan as of Apr 2009: 12.9%
data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServl…
[Hey Jenny, looks like darz foolz-gold in dem dar hillz!]
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State gasoline price passes $3 mark again [Greenies Rejoice!], by David R. Baker, 16 Jun 2009
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/…
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Wet June makes us Seattle on Hudson!, by M. Roberts, L. Hales and S. Goldsmith, 16 Jun 2009
www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/06/16/20…
"New York is wading through one of the wettest, coldest Junes ever - one that's bound for the record books."
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Argentine glacier advances despite global warming [Greenies Confused], By J. Neumann, 15 Jun 2009
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM…
"'We're not sure why this happens,' said Andres Rivera, a glacialist with the Center for Scientific Studies in Valdivia, Chile. 'But not all glaciers respond equally to climate change.'"
[Maybe it's responding to a lack of climate change?]
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In a related, but older report:
US study finds mountain's snowpack may not yet be affected by climate change, McClatchy newspapers, 6 Aug 2008
www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/06…
"Scientists report no clear evidence that human-induced climate change has caused a drop in 20th century snow levels"
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Kind regards,
The Ever Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Even Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Not-So-Big CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Big CO2 Footprint.
I just don't understand why Burger King would even do this - its rather absurd and honestly, did they have nothing else to say on this valuable ad space?
It appears Mirabile Investment Corporation was quite prophetic when stating so succinctly, "Global Warming is Baloney." To quote the Thompson twins (circa early 1980's) "lies lies lies yeah (they're gonna get you)." Let's unveil what has transpired in the pseudo-scientific world of man-made-up global warming since the original story broke. (Will the pseudo-science still be considered 'settled'?)
On 20 November 2009, emails and other documents surfaced apparently originating from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia. The authenticity of these emails has since been confirmed...
http://www.eastangliaemails.com/
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Scientists in stolen e-mail scandal hid climate data
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi…
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Scientists broke the law by hiding climate change data: But legal loophole means they won't be prosecuted
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12…
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Glacier scientist: I knew data hadn't been verified
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12…
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Climate chief was told of false glacier claims before Copenhagen
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi…
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UN wrongly linked global warming to natural disasters
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi…
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UN climate change expert: there could be more errors in report
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi…
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UN climate change panel based claims on student dissertation and magazine article
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environme…
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IPCC deputy says scientists are 'only human'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environme…
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UN abandons climate change deadline
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87479ee2-0600-11…
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Climate change alliance crumbling
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9453654-ef2d-11…
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Did IPCC also get sea levels wrong?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/D…
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No Rise of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Fraction in Past 160 Years, New Research Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/…
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It's the water vapor stupid!
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abst…
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A U.S. ClimateGate?
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/A…
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Public's Priorities for 2010: Global Warming Dead Last
http://people-press.org/report/584/policy-….
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North Atlantic Hurricane Season slowest since 1997
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/tropical/
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Nearly 2/3rds of Continental US has White Christmas
http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/index.html?…
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Is Global Warming a 'Crock of S*%t?'
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?…
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Those that scream loudest are the worst culprits:
PRINCE CHARLES: EXECUTIVE JET WITH BIG CARBON FOOTPRINT GETS HIM TO CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/146265…
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Congress Went to Denmark, You Got the Bill
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/25/…
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And in the end, it really is ALL about saving ($$$) the planet:
IMF Chief Proposes $100 Billion Annual Fund to Tackle Climate Change
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2010/20…
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“The scientist does not tell nature its laws; nature tells the scientist.” -- Bishop Sheen
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http://www.met.fsu.edu/
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
http://worldweather.wmo.int/
http://maps.wunderground.com/tropical/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/index.…
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.ph…
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/Loop/NatLoo…
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Kind regards,
The Ever Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Even Smaller CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Not-So-Big CO2 Footprint,
formerly known as The Big CO2 Footprint.
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