President Barack Obama paid tribute to the late actor Christopher Reeve, who emerged as an advocate for embryonic stem cell research after he was paralyzed in a horseback riding accident.
In lifting the ban on federal funds for stem cell research, Obama said Monday the nation owes a debt of gratitude to people like Reeve, who with his wife, Dana, created a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries.
Obama recounted Christopher Reeve's fighting spirit, efforts to regain the ability to walk and upbeat outlook.
Obama said he wished Reeve and his wife could have been at the White House Monday to witness the event.
Christopher Reeve, who was injured in 1995, died in 2004 of heart failure. Dana Reeve died of lung cancer in 2006.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Martha Stewart's puppy dies in Pa. kennel blast
Martha Stewart's chow puppy was one of 17 dogs killed in an accidental propane explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania kennel.
The domestic maven wrote on her blog that she was "deeply saddened" by the death of her dog, Ghengis Khan, in Friday's blast at Pazzazz Pet Boarding, a kennel in the Pocono Mountains that breeds and trains show dogs.
Fifteen dogs were killed in the explosion, and two more died over the weekend.
The kennel was getting a propane delivery when the tank ignited, setting the pens on fire and injuring the driver, Timothy Kleinhagen, of Summit Hill.
Though badly burned, Kleinhagen managed to toss a cairn terrier over the kennel fence to safety. He was listed in critical condition Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
"That man is a hero," said the kennel's co-owner, Karen Tracy. "My heart goes out to his family."
Genghis Khan was a grandson of Stewart's previous chow, Paw Paw, which died last April at age 12.
Stewart announced on her blog in December that she was adopting Genghis Khan, then 7 weeks old, calling him "very cute and square." She said she expected him to be "conquering his new territory in my home soon, with great charm and prowess. I'm also confident that Sharkey and Francesca (Stewart's French bulldogs) will be enamored with him."
Stewart also sent condolences to Tracy. Many of the dead dogs belonged to Tracy and her mother.
"My heart goes out to Karen Tracy and I am hoping for a speedy recovery for those (both pets and humans) injured in this terrible event," Stewart wrote.
Officials have said a spark or static electricity may have started the blaze.
The domestic maven wrote on her blog that she was "deeply saddened" by the death of her dog, Ghengis Khan, in Friday's blast at Pazzazz Pet Boarding, a kennel in the Pocono Mountains that breeds and trains show dogs.
Fifteen dogs were killed in the explosion, and two more died over the weekend.
The kennel was getting a propane delivery when the tank ignited, setting the pens on fire and injuring the driver, Timothy Kleinhagen, of Summit Hill.
Though badly burned, Kleinhagen managed to toss a cairn terrier over the kennel fence to safety. He was listed in critical condition Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
"That man is a hero," said the kennel's co-owner, Karen Tracy. "My heart goes out to his family."
Genghis Khan was a grandson of Stewart's previous chow, Paw Paw, which died last April at age 12.
Stewart announced on her blog in December that she was adopting Genghis Khan, then 7 weeks old, calling him "very cute and square." She said she expected him to be "conquering his new territory in my home soon, with great charm and prowess. I'm also confident that Sharkey and Francesca (Stewart's French bulldogs) will be enamored with him."
Stewart also sent condolences to Tracy. Many of the dead dogs belonged to Tracy and her mother.
"My heart goes out to Karen Tracy and I am hoping for a speedy recovery for those (both pets and humans) injured in this terrible event," Stewart wrote.
Officials have said a spark or static electricity may have started the blaze.
$5M Castroneves never got key to tax evasion trial
To this day, race car driver and "Dancing With the Stars" winner Helio Castroneves hasn't seen a single dime of $5 million in licensing money he was promised under a 1999 contract with Penske Racing. It's either been parked at Penske or is still idling in a Dutch investment account.
But the Internal Revenue Service says Castroneves owes U.S. income taxes on the money anyway, contending the 33-year-old driver can't avoid tax by simply refusing cash to which he's entitled. A complex concept known as "constructive receipt" is at the heart of the prosecution's case against the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
Testimony resumes Tuesday in the tax trial of Castroneves, his business-manager sister Katiucia Castroneves — both originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil — and his lawyer Alan Miller of Birmingham, Mich. All are charged in a seven-count federal indictment with conspiracy and tax evasion from 1999 to 2004.
The three defendants are facing more than six years behind bars if convicted. Trial is expected to last about a month.
Experts say jurors will have to decide if the Castroneves deal was real or contrived to make it appear he didn't have control of his Penske money.
"What the government is saying is, if you are entitled to some cash, and you leave it in your mother's bank account, it's still your cash," said Chas Roy-Chowdrey, a tax expert with the global industry group Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Castroneves is a top Indy Racing League driver, winning the Indy 500 in 2001 and 2002 and finishing second in 2003. In 2007, he gained even greater fame by winning TV's "Dancing With The Stars" competition.
Issues at trial have their origins in the final event of1999 of the Championship Auto Racing Teams, or CART — at the time a rival of the Indy Racing League. On Oct. 31 of that year in Fontana, Calif., Castroneves was driving in the final race for his soon-to-be-disbanded Hogan team and Greg Moore was about to sign a lucrative new contract with Penske Racing.
Moore crashed and was killed. In less than a week, Penske signed Castroneves, using Moore's contract by simply crossing out the old names and amounts and replacing them in handwritten notations. Miller negotiated that deal for $6 million — $1 million paid directly to Castroneves and $5 million to license Castroneves' name and image.
At first, the $5 million was supposed to flow to a Panamanian corporation called Seven Promotions.
In mid-December 1999, Miller sent a letter to Penske asking that the transaction be halted, according to trial testimony. Penske's general counsel, Lawrence Bluth, said the company held onto the Castroneves cash until January 2003, when it was invested with Netherlands firm Fintage Licensing B.V., where it remains today.
"We were ready to make payments to Seven Promotions. We were told not to," Bluth testified.
The IRS and federal prosecutors charge that arrangement was a tax dodge.
They contend Castroneves secretly controlled Seven Promotions — disputed vigorously by the defense — and should have paid U.S. taxes under the "constructive receipt" doctrine as soon as Penske was ready to start cutting checks.
"The individual's wishes do not control," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Axelrod. "A taxpayer may not deliberately turn his back upon income and thereby select the year for which he will report it."
Miller, a former professional football player and architect of the Castroneves contract, contends the IRS is wrong. In court papers, Miller attorney Robert Bennett said Castroneves never had control of the $5 million and therefore owes no tax.
Castroneves planned to pay the IRS when the "deferred royalty agreement" — a way of delaying income described as similar to a 401(k) — at Fintage comes due to him in May of this year, defense lawyers say. It's not unusual for athletes to receive some compensation at later dates, they say.
"Athletes ordinarily have a short period of economic productivity in their youth, and they may not be responsible enough to manage the money for a lifetime if they receive it all at once," Bennett said.
Axelrod, however, said the whole arrangement is fictional, with Castroneves' ultimate goal to move out of the U.S. to a tax haven such as Monaco where he would eventually get the Penske money tax-free.
Castroneves attorney Roy Black said the driver, who lives in a $2.2 million home in Coral Gables, never schemed to hide money from the IRS. He said in opening statements that the driver knows nothing about U.S. tax laws and relied on experts to handle his finances.
"They've come up with a fiction," Black said.
But the Internal Revenue Service says Castroneves owes U.S. income taxes on the money anyway, contending the 33-year-old driver can't avoid tax by simply refusing cash to which he's entitled. A complex concept known as "constructive receipt" is at the heart of the prosecution's case against the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
Testimony resumes Tuesday in the tax trial of Castroneves, his business-manager sister Katiucia Castroneves — both originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil — and his lawyer Alan Miller of Birmingham, Mich. All are charged in a seven-count federal indictment with conspiracy and tax evasion from 1999 to 2004.
The three defendants are facing more than six years behind bars if convicted. Trial is expected to last about a month.
Experts say jurors will have to decide if the Castroneves deal was real or contrived to make it appear he didn't have control of his Penske money.
"What the government is saying is, if you are entitled to some cash, and you leave it in your mother's bank account, it's still your cash," said Chas Roy-Chowdrey, a tax expert with the global industry group Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Castroneves is a top Indy Racing League driver, winning the Indy 500 in 2001 and 2002 and finishing second in 2003. In 2007, he gained even greater fame by winning TV's "Dancing With The Stars" competition.
Issues at trial have their origins in the final event of1999 of the Championship Auto Racing Teams, or CART — at the time a rival of the Indy Racing League. On Oct. 31 of that year in Fontana, Calif., Castroneves was driving in the final race for his soon-to-be-disbanded Hogan team and Greg Moore was about to sign a lucrative new contract with Penske Racing.
Moore crashed and was killed. In less than a week, Penske signed Castroneves, using Moore's contract by simply crossing out the old names and amounts and replacing them in handwritten notations. Miller negotiated that deal for $6 million — $1 million paid directly to Castroneves and $5 million to license Castroneves' name and image.
At first, the $5 million was supposed to flow to a Panamanian corporation called Seven Promotions.
In mid-December 1999, Miller sent a letter to Penske asking that the transaction be halted, according to trial testimony. Penske's general counsel, Lawrence Bluth, said the company held onto the Castroneves cash until January 2003, when it was invested with Netherlands firm Fintage Licensing B.V., where it remains today.
"We were ready to make payments to Seven Promotions. We were told not to," Bluth testified.
The IRS and federal prosecutors charge that arrangement was a tax dodge.
They contend Castroneves secretly controlled Seven Promotions — disputed vigorously by the defense — and should have paid U.S. taxes under the "constructive receipt" doctrine as soon as Penske was ready to start cutting checks.
"The individual's wishes do not control," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Axelrod. "A taxpayer may not deliberately turn his back upon income and thereby select the year for which he will report it."
Miller, a former professional football player and architect of the Castroneves contract, contends the IRS is wrong. In court papers, Miller attorney Robert Bennett said Castroneves never had control of the $5 million and therefore owes no tax.
Castroneves planned to pay the IRS when the "deferred royalty agreement" — a way of delaying income described as similar to a 401(k) — at Fintage comes due to him in May of this year, defense lawyers say. It's not unusual for athletes to receive some compensation at later dates, they say.
"Athletes ordinarily have a short period of economic productivity in their youth, and they may not be responsible enough to manage the money for a lifetime if they receive it all at once," Bennett said.
Axelrod, however, said the whole arrangement is fictional, with Castroneves' ultimate goal to move out of the U.S. to a tax haven such as Monaco where he would eventually get the Penske money tax-free.
Castroneves attorney Roy Black said the driver, who lives in a $2.2 million home in Coral Gables, never schemed to hide money from the IRS. He said in opening statements that the driver knows nothing about U.S. tax laws and relied on experts to handle his finances.
"They've come up with a fiction," Black said.
Prince Charles opens official visit to Chile
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla began an official visit to Chile on Monday, discussing climate change and military ties with President Michelle Bachelet and helping launch an energy efficiency campaign.
After laying a wreath at the monument to Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins, Charles and Camilla were welcomed at La Moneda presidential palace by Bachelet, who talked animatedly with the visitors in English.
"The royal couple's talks with President Bachelet covered the impact of climate change on the Latin American country, Anglo-Chilean relations and the military links between the two states," Britain's Press Association reported.
Charles later joined Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman to launch a promotional campaign for energy efficience, and visited the Chilean Joint Center for Peacekeeping Operations. Chilean peacekeepers have served along the India-Pakistan border and in the former Yugoslavia, the Middle East and Haiti.
After laying a wreath at the monument to Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins, Charles and Camilla were welcomed at La Moneda presidential palace by Bachelet, who talked animatedly with the visitors in English.
"The royal couple's talks with President Bachelet covered the impact of climate change on the Latin American country, Anglo-Chilean relations and the military links between the two states," Britain's Press Association reported.
Charles later joined Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman to launch a promotional campaign for energy efficience, and visited the Chilean Joint Center for Peacekeeping Operations. Chilean peacekeepers have served along the India-Pakistan border and in the former Yugoslavia, the Middle East and Haiti.
Anna Nicole Smith's estate seeks high court help
Lawyers for the late Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith have asked the Supreme Court for help in a big money dispute involving her dead husband and his dead son.
Smith, who also was a model, stripper and reality TV star, was 26 when she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994. He died a year later, and a federal judge later awarded Smith $88.5 million of Marshall's money despite complaints from his son, E. Pierce Marshall, who controlled the fortune.
Smith argued that her husband had made an oral promise to give her half his estate. Pierce Marshall said various wills and trusts his father had prepared over the years named him sole heir.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held up the $88.5 million award while the case was being appealed.
The Supreme Court ruled in May 2006 that Smith could pursue her late husband's fortune in federal court. Smith's lawyers said that days later, the younger Marshall "apparently stripped himself of nearly all his assets — valued in the billions of dollars — and transferred them out of his possession."
Pierce Marshall died in June 2006, but the appeals court has not lifted its hold, or stay, on the award. Smith, who was born Vickie Lynn Hogan, died of an accidental drug overdose in Florida in 2007. She was 39.
In court papers, Smith's lawyers say Marshall's executor values his estate at slightly over $125 million, with most owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
"Vickie's estate will undeniably suffer irreparable harm if the stay is not vacated, as Pierce's executor claims there is no money to pay the district court judgment, and Vickie's estate cannot pursue Pierce's missing billions unless and until the stay is vacated," Smith's lawyers said Monday.
Smith, who also was a model, stripper and reality TV star, was 26 when she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994. He died a year later, and a federal judge later awarded Smith $88.5 million of Marshall's money despite complaints from his son, E. Pierce Marshall, who controlled the fortune.
Smith argued that her husband had made an oral promise to give her half his estate. Pierce Marshall said various wills and trusts his father had prepared over the years named him sole heir.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held up the $88.5 million award while the case was being appealed.
The Supreme Court ruled in May 2006 that Smith could pursue her late husband's fortune in federal court. Smith's lawyers said that days later, the younger Marshall "apparently stripped himself of nearly all his assets — valued in the billions of dollars — and transferred them out of his possession."
Pierce Marshall died in June 2006, but the appeals court has not lifted its hold, or stay, on the award. Smith, who was born Vickie Lynn Hogan, died of an accidental drug overdose in Florida in 2007. She was 39.
In court papers, Smith's lawyers say Marshall's executor values his estate at slightly over $125 million, with most owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
"Vickie's estate will undeniably suffer irreparable harm if the stay is not vacated, as Pierce's executor claims there is no money to pay the district court judgment, and Vickie's estate cannot pursue Pierce's missing billions unless and until the stay is vacated," Smith's lawyers said Monday.
Michael J. Fox hosts special on hope
Michael J. Fox will return to ABC for a one-hour special examining the nature of optimism.
"Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist" will feature the former "Spin City" star traveling the world searching for reasons and examples of what makes people happy. Fox goes from the Far East to President Barack Obama's inauguration. The special will air at 10 p.m. Thursday, May 7.
Fox revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1998 and left his acting career two years later.
"Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist" will feature the former "Spin City" star traveling the world searching for reasons and examples of what makes people happy. Fox goes from the Far East to President Barack Obama's inauguration. The special will air at 10 p.m. Thursday, May 7.
Fox revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1998 and left his acting career two years later.
Winehouse unable to make U.S. gig after assault case
British singer Amy Winehouse will not get a work visa to travel to the United States in time to perform at a leading music festival because she was charged with assault last week, her spokesman said on Monday.
Winehouse, 25, had been expected to perform at the annual Coachella festival in California, where she was due to join acts including Paul McCartney and The Killers. According to the festival website, she was down to sing on April 18.
The bee-hived soul singer, who won five Grammy awards in 2008 and whose second album "Back to Black" has won widespread critical acclaim, was charged with common assault following an incident at a ball in London's Berkeley Square last year.
Her private life, including a battle against drug addiction, has increasingly overshadowed her recording success over the last two years.
Winehouse had to perform live from Britain via satellite at the 2008 Grammy award ceremony in Los Angeles because she was attending a drug rehabilitation facility at the time and also had problems in getting a U.S. work visa.
The hearing in the assault case is due to take place at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 17.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
Winehouse, 25, had been expected to perform at the annual Coachella festival in California, where she was due to join acts including Paul McCartney and The Killers. According to the festival website, she was down to sing on April 18.
The bee-hived soul singer, who won five Grammy awards in 2008 and whose second album "Back to Black" has won widespread critical acclaim, was charged with common assault following an incident at a ball in London's Berkeley Square last year.
Her private life, including a battle against drug addiction, has increasingly overshadowed her recording success over the last two years.
Winehouse had to perform live from Britain via satellite at the 2008 Grammy award ceremony in Los Angeles because she was attending a drug rehabilitation facility at the time and also had problems in getting a U.S. work visa.
The hearing in the assault case is due to take place at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 17.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz to join `Melrose Place' cast
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is moving to Melrose Place.
The 24-year-old singer will join the cast of the CW's "Melrose Place,"
Simpson-Wentz will be playing a small-town girl with a "shrewd sex kitten" within, Entertainment Weekly first reported on http://www.ew.com Monday.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Melrose Place and I look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents," she said in a statement in People magazine.
The 24-year-old singer will join the cast of the CW's "Melrose Place,"
Simpson-Wentz will be playing a small-town girl with a "shrewd sex kitten" within, Entertainment Weekly first reported on http://www.ew.com Monday.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Melrose Place and I look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents," she said in a statement in People magazine.
Heche divorce final; will pay $3,700 child support
Anne Heche has finalized her divorce from cinematographer husband Coleman "Coley" Laffoon.
The two have been legally separated since December 2006. They married in September 2001 and split due to irreconcilable differences.
According to documents filed Monday at Los Angeles Superior Court, Heche and Laffoon will share custody of their 7-year-old son Homer when both parents are in Los Angeles.
The "Six Days Seven Nights" actress will pay $3,700 in monthly child support, as well as 75 percent of her son's private school tuition.
The two have been legally separated since December 2006. They married in September 2001 and split due to irreconcilable differences.
According to documents filed Monday at Los Angeles Superior Court, Heche and Laffoon will share custody of their 7-year-old son Homer when both parents are in Los Angeles.
The "Six Days Seven Nights" actress will pay $3,700 in monthly child support, as well as 75 percent of her son's private school tuition.
Holly Madison, Melissa Rycroft join `Dancing'
Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend Holly Madison and "The Bachelor" reject Melissa Rycroft each have a new potential love in their lives: "Dancing With the Stars."
The two reality stars were last-minute additions to the ABC dance-off, replacing injured contestants Jewel and Nancy O'Dell on Monday's season premiere.
Madison, a star of "The Girls Next Door" and four-time Playboy cover model, replaced Jewel, who suffered fractures in both legs during pre-show training. Madison spent five days rehearsing with the singer's professional partner, Dmitry Chaplin.
The pair earned 18 out of 30 points from the judges for their cha cha. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba told Madison not to be discouraged, but described her as "kind of like a newborn deer right now with wobbly legs."
Madison said her first dance performance was "really scary."
"I definitely could have used the extra time," she said, adding, "I don't really have any dance experience."
That wasn't the case for Rycroft, began rehearsing Saturday. Though Tom Bergeron noted that she was "the performer with the least amount of training in the history of the show," Rycroft's past dance experience helped her and professional partner Tony Dovolani earn 23 points for their waltz.
A former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Rycroft said she also has a background in ballet.
"The two days we put in, it feels like it paid off," she said after her performance.
The judges seemed to agree. Bruno Tonioli called her "a revelation."
"I don't know that Bachelor guy, but he's a loser," he said.
Jason Mesnick proposed to Rycroft on ABC's "The Bachelor" last week, but changed his mind on the show's season finale. She was tapped to fill in for O'Dell on Friday.
O'Dell and Jewel both sat in the audience for the show's season eight premiere. O'Dell, who tore soft tissue in her knee during pre-show practices, wore a knee brace and said she will have surgery soon, followed by six to eight weeks of rehabilitation. Still, she rose to her feet and gave a thumbs-up after Rycroft's performance.
Jewel, who said, "My will to dance was stronger than my bones," will return to the ballroom next week to sing on the first results show. Her husband, rodeo champ Ty Murray, remains a contestant.
Other competitors include Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, rapper Lil Kim, former football star Lawrence Taylor, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, singers Chuck Wicks and Belinda Carlisle, TV personality Steve-O, and actors David Alan Grier, Gilles Marini and Denise Richards.
Marini was the top dancer Monday, scoring 24 points for his cha cha with partner Cheryl Burke. Wozniak came in last place, earning 13 points for the same dance with partner Karina Smirnoff.
Judge Len Goodman praised the computer guru for having fun with his performance, but said, "overall, it was a disaster."
Added Tonioli: "It was like watching a Teletubby going mad in a gay pride parade."
"That's almost a compliment," Wozniak quipped.
The two reality stars were last-minute additions to the ABC dance-off, replacing injured contestants Jewel and Nancy O'Dell on Monday's season premiere.
Madison, a star of "The Girls Next Door" and four-time Playboy cover model, replaced Jewel, who suffered fractures in both legs during pre-show training. Madison spent five days rehearsing with the singer's professional partner, Dmitry Chaplin.
The pair earned 18 out of 30 points from the judges for their cha cha. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba told Madison not to be discouraged, but described her as "kind of like a newborn deer right now with wobbly legs."
Madison said her first dance performance was "really scary."
"I definitely could have used the extra time," she said, adding, "I don't really have any dance experience."
That wasn't the case for Rycroft, began rehearsing Saturday. Though Tom Bergeron noted that she was "the performer with the least amount of training in the history of the show," Rycroft's past dance experience helped her and professional partner Tony Dovolani earn 23 points for their waltz.
A former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Rycroft said she also has a background in ballet.
"The two days we put in, it feels like it paid off," she said after her performance.
The judges seemed to agree. Bruno Tonioli called her "a revelation."
"I don't know that Bachelor guy, but he's a loser," he said.
Jason Mesnick proposed to Rycroft on ABC's "The Bachelor" last week, but changed his mind on the show's season finale. She was tapped to fill in for O'Dell on Friday.
O'Dell and Jewel both sat in the audience for the show's season eight premiere. O'Dell, who tore soft tissue in her knee during pre-show practices, wore a knee brace and said she will have surgery soon, followed by six to eight weeks of rehabilitation. Still, she rose to her feet and gave a thumbs-up after Rycroft's performance.
Jewel, who said, "My will to dance was stronger than my bones," will return to the ballroom next week to sing on the first results show. Her husband, rodeo champ Ty Murray, remains a contestant.
Other competitors include Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, rapper Lil Kim, former football star Lawrence Taylor, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, singers Chuck Wicks and Belinda Carlisle, TV personality Steve-O, and actors David Alan Grier, Gilles Marini and Denise Richards.
Marini was the top dancer Monday, scoring 24 points for his cha cha with partner Cheryl Burke. Wozniak came in last place, earning 13 points for the same dance with partner Karina Smirnoff.
Judge Len Goodman praised the computer guru for having fun with his performance, but said, "overall, it was a disaster."
Added Tonioli: "It was like watching a Teletubby going mad in a gay pride parade."
"That's almost a compliment," Wozniak quipped.
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