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While you’re standing at the BBQ, sizzling chicken on the grill and handing out chilled drinks to your friends, remember that your garden friends will be extra thirsty this month too.

Gardens should explode with colour and fruit this month, as long as you don’t let them dry out.

A heat wave is settling in for the time being, so now is the perfect chance to take some time out and relax in your garden. While you’re there, you may find a few things to do to keep your garden healthy.

To assure your garden’s tidy, you could: 

Dead head bedding plants to keep them flowering for longer

Cut back and feed Delphiniums and Geraniums to encourage a second flowering period

Tie in climbers such as Roses and Clematis to trellis, fences, and walls.

Train new growth diagonally or horizontally to encourage more flower buds.

And to maintain your perfect garden, you could: 

Save water by mulching borders – a layer of 2-3 inches will help keep down weeds too

Move pots and containers into the shade to stop them drying out so quickly

Water well throughout July and August as plants prefer a regular, deep soaking to help develop strong roots

Water in the early morning before the heat of the day

Hoe your borders to ensure that weeds don’t take over if you go on holiday.

Now to protect your beautiful flowers, you could:

Try a weed killer or, if you prefer a natural approach, dig them out.

Cut down wilting stems to ground level and the surrounding soil sprayed with a fungicide.

Treat any black spots you may find on your Roses.

Gardening in Des Moines during July

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by Liz Sanborn
King County Master Gardener

I have been asked several times how I became a King County Master Gardener. The short answer is that I applied to the program, completed the training and the rest was history.The long answer involves a divorce, a need for change and a renewed passion for gardening. That story would require a margarita in hand so I will only give the pertinent details here.

The King County Master Gardener Program is part of the Washington State University education system. If you click on this link it will give you instruction for applying for the 2014 classes – www.mastergardener.wasu.edu and follow the clicks to get to the right page. The 2014 classes will be twelve consecutive Saturdays beginning January 11th, 2014. The cost is $ 275.00. Some of the information that you will need to access is on the internet so hi-speed internet access and E-mail is required to take the class. The internet work can be done at home, so you do not need to bring a laptop. The final exam is open-book and there are several quizzes along the way- which are also open book. It would be extremely difficult to not succeed if you show up for the classes. I will say this – to get accepted into the program a strong volunteer background is helpful on your application. The Master Gardener Program is a volunteer organization and to keep you certification you will need to volunteer at a Master Gardener clinic and also complete continuing education credits every year.

Since I am on the subject of gardening groups I would also recommend a membership in the Northwest Horticultural Society. NHS is a community of passionate gardeners and your membership includes garden tours, classes, Newsletters, lectures, discounts and access to fabulous plant sales. The lecture series is worth the membership price alone. I had the pleasure of attending a lecture last week at the Center for Urban Horticulture that the NHS put on – the speaker was Billy Goodnick and his topic was garden design and creating the garden of your dreams. It was an inspiring lecture preceded by a thirty minute reception for snacks and an opportunity to purchase plants from a guest nursery. The website for the NHS is www.northwesthort.org. You will find all the information you need there, including how to join.

It was inspiring to listen to an expert landscape designer talk about design in a way that was not only understandable but translatable to the home garden. The first step in all design – especially for the garden, is to identify what you want your garden to feel like. Do you want a space to relax and unwind in? A place for the kids to play? Or grow vegetables? Think about your garden as a series of rooms to extend your living space – what do you want those rooms to feel like. Once you have that vision you can design with trees, shrubs and plants to create what you envision. Look through garden books and identify what you are attracted to and keep a notebook filled with pictures and ideas.

Billy talked a lot about color in the garden and what color does in terms of creating a feeling. I had always thought I wanted a cool color palette in the garden, but what I have learned from the plants I am attracted to is that I actually prefer warm colors- red, corals, oranges and yellows. I took a photo of my garden this morning and this is what I saw:

From left to right: a yellow Viburnum shrub in the background, in front of that very chartreuse smoke bush, and the tall orange spikes are orange foxtail lilies. To the right of that is bronze fennel. There is nothing cool about this area of my garden and I love it.

If you are passionate about gardening but need some inspiration I would recommend joining a group – any gardening group that works for you. There are garden clubs all over our area – even a Des Moines Garden Club. Look for them on Facebook and join. It is always inspiring to get together with other people who share your passion.

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Sussex garden designer off to bloomin’ good start with Chelsea Flower Show win

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Sussex garden designer off to bloomin’ good start with Chelsea Flower Show win

1:40pm Monday 22nd July 2013 in News


By Ellie Thomson

Jack Dunckley

A multi-award-winning young garden designer’s Sussex business is blooming after gaining a top industry award, writes Ellie Thomson.

Jack Dunckley is encouraging all generations to root success in their gardens this summer after winning a Silver Gilt medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show for his garden Juxtaposition.

The 20-year-old said: “I am very proud to have been awarded a silver gilt and I now aim to go for gold next year and break a record by being the youngest garden designer to achieve that level of award in the 100-year history of the Chelsea Flower Show.”

At his Birchfield Nursery in Henfield, Jack currently employs 17 members of staff, six of whom are fellow past pupils of Hurstpierpoint College.

He said: “It has been a very busy year for the business with the new landscape design studio and a coffee shop called the Cloudtree opening at the nursery.

“One of the kindest compliments I have received recently was from a customer who said that the whole place is one big, beautiful show garden.”

The nursery has more than 500,000 plants in stock with more than 3,500 different varieties to supply wholesale and retail markets.

Alongside the nursery, Jack and his team create gardens for a range of clients from family homes to businesses, new builds and developments using sophisticated 3D computer software and hand-drawnillustrations.

On Saturday Jack was hosting the opening of Birchfield’s new Cloudtree coffee shop which will be serving from 10am until 4pm.

For more information visit www.birchfieldnursery.co.uk.

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Garden designers vie for award

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Three young garden designers compete to create the Best RHS National Young Designer of the Year Garden 2013

Three up-and-coming garden designers have made it to the finals of the RHS National Young Designer of the Year 2013 – this year, with the theme ‘Eco-Innovations’.

Florian DeGrosie (above left), Christopher James (above middle) and Tony Woods (above right) are the successful finalists who now have the opportunity to build show gardens at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park and show off their designing prowess.

How they intrepret ‘Eco-Innovations’ is up to the designers- in their choice of plants, landscape material and design.

Meet the designers

The Bees GardenFlorian De Groise (23) from Cambrai in France harnessed horticulture from a young age from his grandmother. He completed a course at the London School of Garden Design at Kew and now runs his own landscaping company. In The Bees Garden  (above) he wants to get across that you can achieve sharp and striking designs using inexpensive and recycled material.

Escape to the CityTony Woods (27) runs his own garden design and build company, The Garden Club London. This year is his first time managing a show garden having had experience setting up exhibits at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. In his garden Escape to the City (above) Tony will convey that you can achieve tranquility and escape even in an urban garden.

GreEnCO SenseChristopher James (28) acquired a love of gardening from his grandparents and now manages design projects for Graduate Landscapes Ltd. He has a strong appreciation for the technical aspects of design as well as plant knowledge. His garden GreEnCO Sense is a haven for garden wildlife and brings to light ecological concerns through materials and design. 

 

Parade of Homes: Award-winner a jaw-dropper

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The annual Parade of Homes is underway and Puebloans are flocking to see the new real estate throughout the city.


On Saturday hundreds of people passed through the doors of brand new homes looking to either buy, gather ideas for their own homes or just to check them out.

Cole Proctor, owner of Domega Homes, was busy showing off one of his company’s award-winning houses at 5006 Almondcrest Drive on the South Side.

The home swept up the awards, winning every category in the $250,000 to $300,000 classification. The awards included best kitchen, master suite, interior design, floor plan, landscaping and best overall.


Kakkayam is dealt a difficult hand

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On July 10 evening, a minor landslip left 18 tourists stranded for a whole day on the mountain road leading to the Kakkayam dam site. Local residents shrug it off as a minor inconvenience. For them, any bad publicity would affect their chances to convert Kakkayam — also called ‘Malabar’s Ooty’ — into an eco-tourism haven.

Kakkayam is nestled on the outskirts of the Western Ghats, a UNSECO world heritage site, and is immediate neighbour to the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, a sprawling 7421.5015-hectare abode of wild animals.

“Agriculture is declining. Wild animals like monkeys and elephants destroy our crops. Many of us have sent our children outside the State to study. They will not come back and settle here. Most of us are migrating to Karnataka. Tourism is the only thing that may hold us back, it means money and jobs for us,” says Salomi Thomas, a resident of Kakkayam.

The people are quick to point out how Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had come “all the way” to inaugurate the Rs.5-crore Kakkayam-Peruvannamuzhi tourism project exactly a year ago.

They describe how the project includes landscaping of 14 islands, construction of bungalows, cottages, boating services and even a comfort station-cum-cafeteria.

“As of now, Kakkayam does not boast even one restaurant to have a cup of tea. We need to have so much more infrastructure to attract tourists,” says E.K. Sebastian, a former panchayat member.

Kakkayam has no mechanism to deal with the natural outcomes of increased tourism, such as treatment of garbage, increased risk of fires, and intensive water demand.

But Mr. Sebastian is eager to add that the 225-MW Kuttiyadi hydel powerhouse is an ideal attraction to launch “hydel tourism.” After all, he says, “this is the only power house in Malabar and 95 per cent of the tourists come here to see this”.

The government has promised the residents a lot — Rs.10 lakh for a viewpoint from the panaromic vantage of the Kakkayam dam site; solar-powered boats; Rs.17 lakh for mini buses and trekking vehicles to ferry tourists around; four boat jetties; a children’s park at Peruvannamuzhi; and, lastly, a hanging bridge worth Rs.2.40 crore.

There is also promise of a road project all the way from Estate Mukku to Kakkayam dam site. Residents say work amounting to Rs.2.5 crore is already complete on the road.

When reminded about the landslip, E.T. Thomas, who is a partner in Kakkayam Resorts, a Rs.20-crore private project, is vociferous in his protests.

“The landslip that occurred is deep inside the forests. It is these landslips that have destroyed our rubber and crops. Besides, we have been cultivating this land for the past 60 years. Landslips occur almost every year. It is a common phenomenon. Right now, people have to live, get jobs. Tourism is the only way out of this fix,” Mr. Thomas says, ruing the delay in the government’s plans for Kakkayam.

But critics such as former Forest Minister and the chief architect of the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Benoy Viswom, say what is happening in Kakkayam is plans for “blind tourism.”

“This kind of untrained activity in the name of eco-tourism is only a money-making exercise. It is a pity that some people with a handful of money come up with certain fantastic and funny ideas to misguide the local people and plunder nature. If this goes on, Kakkayam will be no more,” Mr. Viswom told The Hindu on Sunday.

In fact, Kakkayam may bear witness to every fear expressed about “untrained” eco-tourism by the Madhav Gadgil-led Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel set up by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.

“Despite ecotourism arising as a concept to promote nature conservation, it is found that the way ecotourism is practised in India, it is being perceived as becoming just another form of mass tourism. Increasingly, the Western Ghats areas are now being occupied by urban individuals / developers with land holdings ranging from 0.5 acres to 1000+ acres. These people are politicians, developers, the common man, corporates, and industrialists,” the Gadgil report says.

“This assurance of the tourism project by the State government without any foresight is pathetic. This is an ecologically sensitive area. This will be the death of Kakkayam,” Mr. Viswom says.

Secret Garden Tour benefits the Original Governor’s Mansion Restoration Society

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The sound of flowing water floats through the air at the home of Lorelle Demont and Cal Loomis, beckoning visitors into their backyard.

A mature tree towers over the hot tub and dining table, shading them from the afternoon sun. To the west is a greenhouse providing a head start for Helena’s brief growing period. Along the back fence, towering sunflowers undulate in the slight breeze.

Theirs is one of six chosen this year to be on the Secret Garden Tour, which is a fundraiser for the Original Governor’s Mansion Restoration Society. Participants bought tickets for the tour but didn’t learn what gardens were featured until they picked up a map on Sunday.

“This is the 10th year we’ve done this — we did miss one year, so it actually goes back 11 years,” said Sandy Matule, one of the event’s organizers. “The Legislature hasn’t ever funded restoration projects inside the mansion, and there’s always something that needs to be done, so this is a good fundraiser for us.”

Barb Benish and Linda Lindberg have been attending the tours for years. They note that they always come away with new ideas for their own gardens, even if they’re not as sprawling as some of those on the tour.

“We come together as friends every year because both of our mothers were gardeners,” Benish said. “I have a small garden and she doesn’t have much of one, but we love it.”

Stephanie Morrison also isn’t much of a gardener, but she paid homage to the Secret Garden Tour, clad in attire that was a throwback to a more refined, elegant era of formal garden parties — a red dress with white polka dots and bouncy crinoline skirt, topped off with a wide-brimmed hat.

“I’m not a gardener at all, but I love seeing what people do with their spaces. It’s a lot of fun,” Morrison said. “It’s fun to see the artistry existing in all of them, not just in the plants and flowers, but in the landscaping.”

Demont is thrilled to show her garden to the scores of people on the tour. She notes that when they purchased the home in 2006, her goal was to get it listed on the tour. But she had a lot of work to do first.

“When we got here, it was covered in weeds and was kind of a dumping ground,” she said. “We started by the fence, reclaiming the veggie garden to grow tomatoes and whatnot. Now we have spinach, radishes, lettuce, beets and peas.”

They tore out the noxious weeds, like knapweed, thistle and field bindweed, noting that weeding has served as a “no-gym-required workout.” They also “de-rocked” a south-facing spot to create additional gardening space, and used the stones to create borders around the raised beds.

They planted spruce and pear trees, and just last week put some corn in the ground. Today, hummingbirds and butterflies flit around the various food sources and nesting sites. Yarrow, cilantro, dill and parsley wave in the wind.

“I tried to grow brussels sprouts for Cal over there,” Demont says, pointing toward one garden spot. “But the bunnies exploded in the neighborhood this year, and guess what? They really love brussels sprouts.”

She notes that she typically comes out every morning around 5 a.m. when the birds are singing and the day’s heat hasn’t set in yet, to dig in the earth.

“No one is mowing the lawn yet, and it’s nice and peaceful,” she said.

And yet while the property continues to be a work in progress, she suspects that once the tour concludes this year she’ll take a bit of a break.

“It’s a lot of work, but after this is done, I’ll relax and enjoy it,” she said. “I have a date with a book next week.”

Reporter Eve Byron: 447-4076 or eve.byron@helenair.com Follow Eve on Twitter @IR_EveByron

The Week Ahead: Guided Garden Tour, Wall Art Projects

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Woodbury Democratic Caucus

Woodbury Democrats will endorse candidates for their slate for the Municipal Elections in November at the Woodbury Recreation House Monday night. 

Guided Garden Tour of Pine Meadow Gardens

Well known landscape designer and owner of Pine Meadow Gardens, a nursery and landscaping service in Southbury, Wesley Rouse, has invited visitors to tour his personal gardens.

Woodbury Budget Vote

A third referendum vote will take place on Thursday, July 25, at the Community Center. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Drop-in Crafts: Make a Frisbee

Drop into the teen department for fun crafts. This week, drop in and design your own mini frisbee! All materials supplied.  Free and open to grades 6 and up. 

Recycled Paper Tube Wall Art Project

Teens currently attending high school are invited to the Middlebury Public Library to learn how to turn everyday items such as paper towel rolls into beautiful wall art.

Richard Wesley Eddy

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Richard Wesley Eddy, 93, born Dec. 29, 1919 in St. Paul, Neb., to Earl Dawes Eddy and Minnie Belle (Wolf) Eddy, passed away unexpectedly at Mission Ridge on Sunday, July 14, 2013.

Richard grew up in the Spokane, Wash., area and attended Whitworth College in Spokane, where he met the love of his life: Margaret Lindau. They were married on Jan 10, 1941. In 1943, they moved with their baby daughter, Wilma, to Alaska, where both Margaret and Richard worked as aircraft communicators.

From Alaska, they were transferred to the Panama Canal Zone, where another daughter, Celia, and a son, Richard Jr., were born. In 1951, there was another transfer to Great Falls, where another son, Timothy, was born in 1958. In 1960, the family moved to the Ashuelot Bench, north of Ft. Shaw, where Richard became a rancher, as well as continuing his career with the FAA until he retired in 1974. He was active in the Sun River Valley Lions Club, Simms UMC and the Soil Conservation Service until moving to Billings. After Richard and Margaret retired from ranching, they lived in Great Falls and, in 2006, moved to Mission Ridge in Billings.

Richard needed all 93 years of his life to fit in all his interests and activities. He and Margaret enjoyed traveling, and among the places they visited are the Philippines, Hong Kong, Europe, Puerto Rico and Mexico, where they could practice their Spanish. He made many friends while tutoring English as a second language in Great Falls. His favorite place in the world was the Eddy Cabin on Flathead Lake. He enjoyed working and improving the cabin and grounds, and especially liked tending to the landscaping. His love for the Eddy cabin was only surpassed by the love he had for his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and entire extended family. He thoroughly enjoyed his last vacation at the lake in mid-June.

Mission Ridge provided him with gardens and flowers that always truly amazed him. He enjoyed all of the gardens as he took his daily walks. Singing with the Missionaires, attending daily devotions and socializing with the many friends he met gave him the best quality of life.

He and Margaret were true friends of Rocky Mountain College. Because of their service and commitment to Rocky, an endowment scholarship has been established in their honor. He was especially proud of his church’s (Evangelical United Methodist Church on Broadwater) involvement in supporting the children of Broadwater School. Richard was a true gentleman. He was a generous, loving and intelligent man who lived a full interesting life.

He will be missed greatly by all those who knew and loved him. No day will go untouched by the memory of him as he is lovingly survived by his children, Wilma (Jack) Tokarczyk, of Yelm, Wash., Celia (Dan) Scheihing, of Billings, Timothy (Joyce) Eddy, of Portland, Ore., daughter-in-law, Annie Eddy, of Centreville, Va.; sister-in-law, Jean (John) Stephenson, of Yelm; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his son, Lt. Commander Richard W. Eddy Jr. (Annie); his brothers, John (Katie), and Earl (Carol); and his sister, Catherine Campbell (Arthur).

Although our hearts are aching, the memories of the past will always be sweet.

A memorial service will be held Friday, July 26, at 2 p.m., at the Lillis Chapel in Mission Ridge, 3840 Rimrock Road, Billings. Memorials may be sent to the Rocky Mountain College, Richard and Margaret Eddy Scholarship fund, c/o Obert Undem, Development Office, 1500 Poly Drive, Billings, MT 59102.

Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and remembrances may be shared with the family at www.michelottisawyers.com.

Landscape Now: Do Your Own Rain Garden This Summer

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Frank Crandall, GoLocalProv Landscaping Expert

Instead of letting storms ruin your summer fun, get something out of it by putting the rain to work in a rain garden.

The installation of properly designed rain gardens can offer many benefits to your landscape. Rain gardens can reduce storm water overload in streams, rivers and in storm drains, help to increase groundwater recharge, provide habitat for wildlife, birds and butterflies, require less maintenance than lawns and increase property values. These gardens offer an alternative to traditional lawn and water runoff that may cause pollution to be carried into local waterways. A well-designed rain garden can hold water, help settle out pollutants and return runoff to the groundwater table.

What are Rain Gardens?

Rain gardens are depressions in the lawn designed to catch runoff water from roofs or paved surfaces with help from planted shrubs and perennials that catch the water and help return it into the ground. This allows runoff to infiltrate the soil in your yard preventing water from leaving your property and ending up carrying pollutants into local streams and rivers. Along the coast rain gardens can serve as buffers collecting runoff before it heads into salt water ponds or the ocean. Properly sited rain gardens help to moderate flooding by holding excess water and giving it a chance to infiltrate the soil before running into storm drains.

Locating Your Rain Garden

Depending on your site, rain gardens can be positioned in an area directly out from a downspout (at least 25’ from the foundation to keep water from entering the basement) in the lawn. Keep gardens away from septic areas, low, wet areas on the property (you want to encourage water infiltration into the soil which will not happen in a wet, pond area), wells or deep shady spots. In sunny areas with a properly constructed garden ponding should disappear in 4-6 hours and all water will be infiltrated into the soil within 24 hours.

Sizing Your Garden

Typically the rain garden will be 30-50% of the size of the impervious surface you are draining into the garden. For example if the downspout is catching water off 1200 square feet of roof area your rain garden should be about 480 square feet (40% of 1200 sq. ft.) to catch the runoff. There are more detailed formulas for calculating the size of rain gardens…see URI Cooperative Extension, Rain Gardens: A Design Guide for Homeowners in Rhode Island and UConn Cooperative Extension System, Rain Gardens in Connecticut: A Design Guide for Homeowners and CT NOFA, www.organiclandcare.com.

Drainage in Your Rain Garden

The type of soils you have will determine the depth and drainage materials you will need for your garden. Try a small percolation test where you want to install a garden….dig a test hole 6-12” deep and fill with water…if it has not completely drained in 24 hours you will need to provide additional drainage materials. Typically, for a simple rain garden with good drainage, a depression will be excavated at least 12” deep and building a berm on the downward side if the area slopes. Make sure the material in the excavated bottom is permeable and will allow water to seep through…if not you will need to dig deeper and fill the bottom with crushed stone, place a layer of textile fabric over the stone layer and add soil for planting leaving an approximate 6” depression in the center and sloped areas on the sides. Poorly drained sites will require extensive excavation, several layers of stone, mat, soil and ultimately 3-4” of mulch after the plants are installed.  

Plants for Your Rain Garden  

This part of the rain garden process should be fun! There are many lists available for choosing your plants, Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (www.riwps.org), New England Wildflower Society (www.newfs.org) and the URI Cooperative Extension Sustainable Tree and Shrub Guide. Several good native choices are: winterberry, blue flag iris, panicum, carex sp., summersweet, lobelia, iris sp., monarda, dwarf fothergilla, Joe Pye weed, interrupted fern, wild geranium and woodland phlox.

Mulching Your Garden

Once the planting is done the entire garden area should be covered with 3-4” of a natural (non-dyed) pine bark mulch. The mulch will help to filter the water, slow the runoff off and help to prevent weeds from growing in the garden. In the event of a heavy storm it would be a good idea to install an overflow pipe on the downside berm so water can escape in an unusual rain event. Periodically, a refreshing of mulch, dead heading and pruning may be necessary for the plants in the garden to thrive. Inspections after a rain event will be wise to monitor how the garden is functioning and completing any additional planting or adjustments to the garden.

Landscaping for Droughts and Water Bans!

In my next article I will detail ways to landscape during droughts and maintaining your gardens and landscapes during water bans. It begins with water conservation, preparing your plants for droughts and selecting plants that will perform well with minimal watering!

“With landscaping you never seem to reach the point when you feel the job is complete.”

 

Frank Crandall, Horticultural Solutions. Frank is a R.I. resident specializing in coastal landscaping, organic land care, small business consulting, writing, speaking photography and will be submitting biweekly articles about Landscape Solutions. Frank just published his third book, Creating a More Peaceful, Happy and Successful Life! You can read more about his book on his website, www.FrankCrandall3.com. Comments about Frank’s articles are welcome by contacting him at FrankCrandall3@gmail.com.

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