Twin of Twins Arrested On Suspicion Of Fraud

Twin of Twins may get a taste of their own “Trials & Crosses” as they were yesterday arrested on suspicion of fraud by the Half Way Tree Police.

The dancehall artistes/comedians are accused of taking $50,000 from an upcoming act who they promised would travel to the United States along with them to perform.

OutAroad.com gets to understand that the incident took place about February of this year and was reported to the police after the complainant had been denied of a reimbursement on several occasions.

The brothers are still in custody hoping to post station bail.

“Mi Vehicle Cyan Dearer Than Mi House” Says Flippa Mafia

One876 understands that deejay Deva Brat was in a serious car accident two days ago which totalled the vehicle he was travelling in. The deejay is reportedly shaken upwith relatively minor injuries , however, two other men were injured in the car accident, one of them critically.

“Deva Brat was on his way back to Portmore after a show in Manchester when the car got out of control and crashed. One of them is in critical condition at the KPH, word is that he is still in a coma, but Deva is alright, he was driving the car,” the source said.

Deva Brat rose to fame after a much-publicised onstage fight at a Stone Love anniversary show with deejay Munga and he was on the verge of breaking through when scored a top ten hit with Bundle a Gyal, however, he was soon incarcerated on a carnal abuse charge which kept him in lock up for several months. After his release, he severed ties with the Portmore Empire and its controversial and charismatic leader, Vybz Kartel and even voiced diss songs to which Kartel never responded. Since that time, Deva Brat has struggled to find a follow up hit, and now reportedly lives in Montego Bay, St. James. One876 wishes him a speedy recovery.

Anthony B Flattens Sierra Nevada Music Festival

Deejay Anthony B created a bit of music history last week with another one of his marquis performances. This time, he was in the continent of South America where he pulled out a strong crowd of reggae enthusiasts in the country of Columbia.

“It was a really great show, the people came out and the promoters were so pleased that they immediately rebooked me for a show in
December,” he said.

Anthony B said that Columbia is opening up as a market for reggae and dancehall and listed a number of artistes including Kartel and Kip
Rich who had singles that were quite popular in the country.

“They are really into reggae over there, but not many artistes get to play down there, it is really a great untapped market,” he said.

Known for singles such as Plant Di Corn and Fire Pon Rome, Anthony B is one of only a small handful of reggae acts to have performed in
Columbia. The island of Jamaica, with its close geographic proximity to the Caribbean and Latin America, has not only received influences
from these cultures, but has also been influential on molding and forming an integral part of Spanish-speaking nations such as Columbia
and Mexico.

Anthony B is at the forefront of a new movement bringing reggae and Rastafarianism to the South America continent.

Over the weekend, he performed at the Sierra Nevada Music Festival in Mendocino in California where over 20,000 fans got to see him at his
charismatic best.

“I worked for about an hour and a half and the crowd really responded well. My set was right after Junior Reid, and mi demolish the place,
flattened it. The festival was a three-day festival and it was really great. I will be heading to Vermont next
and then to do two shows in Canada,” he said.

Anthony B will return to the island on June 29, after which he will leave for a three week tour of Europe beginning on July 1.

Anthony B has a new release called Pony featuring Jive recording artiste Libby Frank on the Down Sound Records label.
“When I get back, I will be going all out to promote this song because I believe it has the potential to cross over,” he said.

Blakka Ellis makes final comic stand in New York

NEW YORK, NY - Jamaican comedian Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis is set to bring the curtains down on his comedic career in New York after more than two decades.

Ellis. no longer enjoys the stand-up art and wants to make time for the fulfilling work of writing, directing and producing

One of the Caribbean’s most well-known comedic entertainers, Ellis who now resides in Canada recently disclosed that he no longer enjoys the stand-up art and wants to make time for the fulfilling work of writing, directing and producing. Speaking from his home in Canada Ellis said in his ‘retirement’ years, he will put more effort into organising the Association of Comedic Entertainers and facilitate workshops for upcoming comics. Ellis indicated that he will also be working alongside Ity and Fancy Cat as a writer/consultant and will be involved in producing comedy shows, a release stated.

Blakka will share the stage with the likes of Jamaican comedy duo Ity & Fancy Cat from Jamaica and Susan Kennedy from Trinidad & Tobago for the farewell comedy weekend. The New York tour kicks off on Friday, July 31 at 8:30 pm and runs through to Sunday, August 2 at 6:00 pm. Showtime on Saturday is 8:00 pm.

The larger-than-life comedian got his unexpected start on the stand-up stage in 1985 as part of the duo Bello and Blakka with Winston Bell and since that time, Blakka has been entertaining audiences throughout the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Among the highlights in the comedian’s career is performing with the great Jamaican folklorist Louise Bennett-Coverley. For Ellis, though, the most memorable moment of his career was the first time he performed with Bell to a packed stadium of more than 15,000 persons in Trinidad. Other stand-outs include performing at the Apollo Theatre in New York and doing a television special for Channel 4 in London.

Ity & Fancy Cat to perform at the farewell comedy weekend.

According to the producers, Horace and Victoria Mitchell, “We see this as an opportunity for patrons to enjoy a weekend of wholesome family entertainment and unlimited laughter. It is even more significant as Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis will use this as the event to take his final bow on the New York comedy stage.”

The comedy weekend will serve a benefit for the New York-based Jamaican charity Children of Jamaica Outreach, committed to assist in making a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Jamaica as well as the United States.

Jah Cure to close Int’l Night I

In an effort to make Reggae Sumfest 2009 ‘another one to remember’, reggae act, Jah Cure, has been chosen to close international night I of the festival on Friday July 24.

A Montegonian by birth, Jah Cure has a strong following in the second city and is well loved by international fans, thus it is more than fitting for him to not only perform on the first International Night - but to be the first Montegonian to ever close a night on Reggae Sumfest. He will, however, not br intimidated with a slew of hits in his arsenal including the touching love song Longing For as well as others such as Sticky. Jah Cure will also enthral his fans with a catalogue of fresh songs from his new album The Universal Cure, which was released in April of this year.

According to the organisers, Jah Cure got preference to close the show as a local act, on a night that has an excellent line-up of international artistes, which includes diva Keri Hilson, crooner Ne-Yo as well as hot new singer Jazmin Sullivan.

Jah Cure’s album, Universal Cure has been receiving positive reviews worldwide. The first single from the album Call On Me featuring Phyllisia Ross has climbed local and international charts and is making its rounds on radio stations.

The world’s greatest showcase of reggae music, Reggae Sumfest, will take place from July 19-25 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Starting with a beach party on Sunday July 19 and the ensuing three days of epic live performances (starting with Dancehall Night on Thursday July 23, International Night I on Friday July 24, and International Night II on Saturday July 25) that make up the annual event, will captivate the thousands of tourists and Jamaicans alike who make the trek each year to this, the Mecca of reggae music festivals.

Artistes, be careful what you say! - Children easily influenced by slangs, lyrics

Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter
Elephant Man - File

When new slangs are created in dancehall music, children are the first to catch on to them, thereby influencing the way they speak.

‘Slang specialist’ Elephant Man said he is aware that he influences children with the many slangs that he has created and made popular.

“Anything weh mi seh de kids dem go wid it. Di kids are one of di first set that hang on to it (slangs). When yuh hear di kids with it, yuh know seh de slang shot,” Elephant Man told THE STAR.

Children are often heard using some of the slangs Ele uses, like ‘mucho’, ‘tranquelo’, ’shizzle’, ‘mi linky’ and ‘caliente’. However, he maintained that the children used these to greet each other.

In addition, he said slang was very popular in garrison areas.

informal cases

As for the use of words like ‘two’ and ‘come’, Elephant Man said he encourages children to say ‘two’, as they cannot count without using it. Nonetheless, he believes nothing is wrong with them replacing ‘two’ with ‘few’ in informal cases.

Renigade from the duo RDX said there are three languages in Jamaica: patois, English and dancehall. Words like ‘two’ and ‘come’, are usually inappropriate in the dancehall context.

He further stated that children were easily influenced by the dancehall, both positively and negatively.

“Although our music is not necessarily done for kids, it still reaches them. So we (artistes) need to be careful what we say, while maintaining the entertainment value,” Renigade told THE STAR.

In the same breath, Renigade said some people went over the top when they refused to use certain words.

“Some people ridiculous with it when dem a seh ‘three-day’ instead a ‘today’, but some of it make sense,” said Renigade.

Although not yet a father, he said that he tells children around him that it is important to count correctly.

respect

Overmars of the Ravers Clavers.

As a dancer and an artiste, Overmars said he is someone who children, especially in his community, respect and try to emulate.

“In my community, you have kids weh look up to we as dancers. When we come up with a slang, they gravitate to it. As dem see me, yuh will hear dem a seh ‘Overmars above a dem’,” Overmars told THE STAR, indicating that his newest slang was ‘above a dem’.

“Inna yuhself, yuh feel good seh de kids a look up to we, but we keep it pon a clean level that dem can use it.”

Children’s ability to switch from dancehall slangs to standard English, Overmars said, is dependent on their schooling

and upbringing.

In the meantime, Elephant Man says another of his songs, Ungrateful Soup, which is also a slang, has been creating waves since its release. The song was recorded on Mr G’s Paranoid rhythm and a video for it was shot recently.

“My newest slang on the road is ‘ungrateful soup’. When yuh have some friend weh start player hate yuh, tell dem seh dem a drink de soup, the ungrateful soup,” Elephant Man said.

Foxy Brown: Prison Is The Worst

Foxy Brown has blasted reports she was given preferential treatment during her stint behind bars - insisting her time in prison was “the worst period in my life”.

The star was jailed for 12 months in September 2007 for violating her probation, stemming from a fight with two manicurists in a New York nail salon. She was released in April last year.

She sparked reports she received preferential treatment from prison officers at Rikers Island jail after thanking them for supporting her during her sentence, but she has now spoken out to deny she was treated differently to other inmates at the prison.

Brown tells the New York Post, “It was incarceration, not vacation. I only wore the designer clothing I was allowed to have. There were certain gang colours my sneakers couldn’t be… I didn’t have any special visitation rights.”

Ludacris Launching Premium Cognac Range

Hip-hop star Ludacris is following in the footsteps of rap moguls Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre by launching his own range of liquor.

The Area Codes hitmaker has unveiled plans for Conjure, a custom line of Cognac aimed at the urban audience, in association with Kim Hartmann, the owner of the Birkedal Hartmann Cognac brand.

It (taste-testing) was great. It gave me a new appreciation for CognacLudacris

The announcement came at the wine and spirits trade show Vinexpo, whichis currently being held in Bordeaux, France.

Ludacris, real name Christopher Bridges, wants to make sure he’s involved in every step of the alcohol-making process and has already been on a brandy-tasting trip to sample the different varieties available.

He says, “It’s not just me attaching my name to it. Whenever I involve myself in a business, I submerge myself in it. “I wanted to learn as much as possible. It (taste-testing) was great. It gave me a new appreciation for Cognac”.

Conjure will launch in Norway next month (Jul09) and is expected to hitthe U.S. market in the autumn. Diddy and Jay-Z are both involved in the development of premium vodka brands Ciroc and Armadale respectively, while Dre is working on his Aftermath Cognac drink and a range of sparkling vodka.

Missy Elliott Planning Biopic

Rapper Missy Elliott is preparing to open up about her traumatic past on the big screen - the hip-hop star is planning a biopic about her rise to fame.

The Lose Control hitmaker, real name Melissa Arnette, has seen worldwide success since kicking off her music career in the 1990s.

But her younger years were not without controversy - she was repeatedly raped by an older cousin from the age of eight and saw her mother being abused by her father, who pulled a gun on the pair on one occasion.

It’s happening; I’ve just got to find a great writer because I wouldn’t want my story watered down. I went through a lot, and I accomplished a lot, and I want people to know how it all went down

And after nearly two decades in show business, during which she became the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum, Elliott is preparing to tell her life story in a forthcoming film.

She tells America’s Elle magazine, “It’s happening; I’ve just got to find a great writer because I wouldn’t want my story watered down. I went through a lot, and I accomplished a lot, and I want people to know how it all went down”.

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Bounty Killer and crew rushes stage at Bung Bang Connect

Written by claudemills

Shouts of ‘Nineties’ and ‘Gaza’ peppered the air as a face off between rival factions of the Portmore Empire and the Alliance took centrestage at the Club Amaura in Queens, New York. Bounty Killer and an entourage of men walked up to the backstage area of the club during an energetic performance by Blak Ryno and Jahvinci, cutting short their set before Ryno could deliver the song dissing the Killer. The situation got unbelievably tense and the strong contingent of Gaza followers got up in the face of other men aligned to Bounty Killer before security was able to whisk away both Ryno and Jahvinci before things got out of hand. Hip hop star Ron Browz reportedly left the building without getting a chance to perform. Bounty Killer closed the show. Ryno got huge forwards for Thug Anthem, Dare to Try and Real Stingers, while Jahvinci rocked Amazura with his recent number one hit, Watch Yu Friends, that had the small crowd singing in unison.

Whitney Houston’s New Album “Just Whitney” Set For Release September 1, 2009

Whitney Houston’s new album will be released worldwide September 1, 2009 on Arista Records. This is Whitney’s 7th studio album. Since her 1985 self-titled debut, she has built an illustrious career that has generated over 170 million combined worldwide sales of albums, singles and videos. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music’s “most awarded female artist of all time,” with an unsurpassed tally of 411 awards, inclusive of 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 23 American Music Awards and 16 Billboard Music Awards… Whitney remains a singular force in music today.  Songs for the album have been produced and written by Black Eyed Peas singer Will.I.Am, songwriter Sean Garrett and R&B singer Akon. Posted by YardFlex

Did Kung Fu actor die from weird sex act?

Many have expressed sadness at the death of David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series Kung Fu, even while theorizing that the actor may have died attempting a sex act known as auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Carradine’s body was found in a Bangkok hotel room in a closet with a rope tied to his neck and genitals.
The Thai police said Friday his death may have been caused by accidental suffocation, an Associated Press report is quoted as saying.
Interestingly, during auto erotic asphyxiation, there is a cutting off of oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. The practice is said to result in a form of giddiness and euphoria — similar to alcohol or drug intoxication — that enhances the sexual experience. It was first reported on Thursday when Carradine’s body was found naked hanging in a closet that the actor’s death was suicide. However, his associates stoutly refuted this claim.

“All we can say is, we know David would never have committed suicide,” said Tiffany Smith of Binder & Associates, his management company. “We’re just waiting for them to finish the investigation and find out what really happened. He really appreciated everything life has to give … and that’s not something David would ever do to himself.”

Carradine was said to be in good spirits when he left the US for Thailand on May 29 to work on a film entitled Stretch.
Carradine, a martial arts practitioner himself, was best known for the US TV series Kung Fu, which aired in 1972-75. He played Kwai Chang Caine, an orphan who was raised by Shaolin monks and fled China after killing the emperor’s nephew in retaliation for the murder of his kung fu master.

Carradine also appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby.
He returned to the top in recent years as the title character in Quentin Tarantino’s two-part saga Kill Bill.

Is Dancehall still Dancehall?

By Steven Jackson, Observer writer

After nearly three decades of chart dominance, there is no new musical genre waiting in the wings to dethrone dancehall, yet stakeholders are split on the meaning of its longevity.

Chino

Some say the music continues because the society has not evolved since the ’80s. Contrastingly, others say dancehall is no longer dancehall and should be retroactively classified as a new genre.

“My son is 25, and dances to the same genre of music as me,” quipped Dr Donna Hope, reggae lecturer, highlighting the generational span of the music. Never has any genre of Jamaican music kept local chart dominance and youth relevance for as long as dancehall. Indeed, all the genres of Jamaican music currently co-exist, but the trend prior to dancehall afforded some 10 years of dominance: Mento dominated the ’50s, Ska the ’60s, rocksteady late ’60s early ’70s and reggae ’70s to ’80s. Today, dancehall continues to be the driving force, yet one of its pioneers, Cleveland Brownie - of Steely and Clevie - argues that dancehall is no longer dancehall. He wants millennium dancehall classified under a new name. “I would love it if that happened, because it has changed so much from what I created as dancehall that it probably needs a change of name if it moves any further. But someone will have to name it.”

The only thing preventing a name change is that artistes still “consider themselves dancehall artistes”.

Terry Lyn

Brownie, who is also chairman of the Recording Industry Association of Jamaica, argues that his ’80s King Jammy’s creations were initially called reggae but reclassified as dancehall: “When we were doing what we did the artistes called themselves reggae deejays.”

But Dr Hope disagrees with Brownie on the retroactive labelling. “The themes are the same when compared with the dancehall that I was involved with in the ’80s. It has not moved away from its central point of its creation. And some of the people who were dominant in the ’90s are still around. For instance, Bounty Killa is still a major player today which suggests it the same genre of music.”

The 1981 death of Bob Marley symbolically marked the end of the Reggae era and popularity of Yellow Man marked the rise of Dancehall era (even if deejays U-Roy and other Big Youth had stints of hits in the Rocksteady era). Hope argues that dancehall music will remain dominant unless the country transitions into a new societal epoch.

“It says a lot about our society and suggest that our society has not been able over the last 25 years or so to go to the next level. We are still stuck in a mode and dancehall is a part of that dialogue,” says Hope, who lectures at the University of the West Indies.
Jamaica’s GDP has not grown in real terms since the ’80s and is now only second to Haiti trailing the region in UN human development indicies. Haiti’s excuse is that it has been plagued by coups.

Stephen McGregor

“Since dancehall, it is three decades of the same political and economic system the promotion of money via capitalism and it may be linked to why dancehall is still dominant today,” says French reggae scholar Jérémie Kroubo Dagnini who launched his book on the roots of Jamaican music on Tuesday in Kingston.

Dagnini and Hope see mento as tied to post-colonialisation; ska to the independence movement; rocksteady to the search for identity; reggae to black consciousness and socialism; and dancehall to capitalism.

But Ibo Cooper, reggae musician formerly of Third World, argues that dancehall is less tied to politics and more intertwined with our genes.

“Dancehall is built on a West-African beat that is set in Jamaicans DNA. It came across with Atlantic slavery,” argues Cooper, who is a senior lecturer in Edna Manley School of Music. “The success of dancehall is that it is party music. And so it has lasted a long time because the people want to have a good time. There was a lot of political strife in Kingston and dancehall represents the release.”

Reggae/dancehall producer Mikey Bennett downplays culture and highlights the cross-cultural mix which keeps dancehall current.

“What we call dancehall is more inclusive of other genres . it is not as strict as reggae with the cheke-cheke! It borrows more from other genres it allows for more creativity,” he says. “The youth culture do not distinguish so much with the beat, so anything that Mavado or Elephant Man or Beenie Man does is considered dancehall…If you strip a lot of the vocals from dancehall songs they could be called R&B songs or hip-hop songs or pop songs.”

Bennett doesn’t see a new form of Jamaican music emerging until the vocal deliveries change.
“Until the vocalist makes a new vocal style you really don’t have a new genre of music,” Bennett says. “The vocalist have the power to change the art form.”

In fact, Bennett doesn’t want the music to evolve into a new genre as it offers convenient marketing: “It shouldn’t when you think of it, it hasn’t happened in America which is the biggest market.”
New wave dancehall

Bennett was referring to hip-hop not ceding to a new genre. However, it has happened in Europe and the UK argues Chris Edmonds of RebelMix an internet music store, who cites UK jungle which evolved into drum and bass then garage to now dub-step with artistes like Benga Anger and grime ala Dizze Rascal. These genres, developed by Jamaicans in the UK, are a mix of electronica, dancehall and hip-hop.

“It’s funny because grime and that stuff is being done by West Indians but it will probably never come to Jamaica,”said Edmonds who admits that urban electonica is filtering into the dancehall via US hip-hop. Just think of Rampin’ Shop, Vybz Kartel’s and Spice’s vocals are robotic and the rhythm is spacey, built by a Norwegiann duo, Stargate which licensed it to US R&B star Ne-Yo, which in turn was mixed by the Kartel camp.

Edmonds cites Jamaican deejay Terry Lyn, Chino and brother Stephen McGregor as experimenters. In the US he cites underground hip-hop artistes such as Cuddy who are achieving mainstream success extending the boundaries of hip-hop which in turn will influence dancehall.

Zumjay loving army life

Ricardo Makyn -DJ Zumjay
Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter

Now a member of the United States Army Reserves, dancehall artiste Zumjay says he has no intentions of going back to music full-time.

Zumjay, real name Rohan Stephens, visited THE STAR yesterday. During the interview, he explained that he joined the army because he did not want his life to be determined by music.

“I joined the army to do music how I want to do music. I don’t want my life to be determined by whether or not a selector or disc jock want to play my songs or if someone wants to put me on a show,” Zumjay told THE STAR.

“I want to make sure that my family is still okay. I joined the military as a cushion. I am not gonna be a 50-year-old man and still doing music because I need to do music. By that time, I should be comfortable,” he said.

Zumjay moved to the US in 2007 after getting married in 2006 to Aviesha Palmer, an insurance broker. He said he decided to move to the country because he wanted to be close to his wife.

solid future

In 2008, Zumjay said he joined the army reserves because of the benefits and the solid future it would provide for himself and his family, which now includes his one-year-old daughter.

“It’s just three years out of my life. I will enjoy all the benefits whether I am in the army or not because I joined in war time. So, I am automatically a veteran,” said the artiste, who will be deployed to the Middle East in September.

Being in the reserves, he only reports to his unit one weekend out of every month. During the rest of the month, he attends Borough of Manhattan Community College where he is doing a degree in video arts technology.

Although he still records singles and does performances mainly in the US, Zumjay admits there are times when he misses the Jamaican music scene.

“Sometimes I definitely feel like I am missing out, but I know that the sacrifices I am making are worthwhile,” he said with hints of an American accent.

However, he does not believe his musical career would have been much different.

Zumjay is currently in Jamaica promoting his single Rich/Making Money, which was produced by Full Blast Muzik. While here, he also recorded Sherlock Swag with the Sherlock Family. After leaving Jamaica next week, he will return to the island to shoot the video for Rich/ Making Money.

But before leaving for his one-year stint in the Middle East, he has several shows in the United States and Jamaica and Zumjay says he is not worried about what will happen when he goes to the Middle East.

“A my road this weh mi a haffi trod to fulfil my duty as a man and as a soldier and live my life to the fullest. I know I will miss my family but each day I am there will be one more day closer to seeing my family and friends,” Zumjay told THE STAR.

Nas, Damian Marley to put on Special Performance for Reggae Sumfest

Kingston, Jamaica: Music lovers will be treated to a special performance come Saturday, July 25, when both reggae royalty Damian ‘Jnr Gong’ Marley and rap luminary Nas take the stage together for International Night II at Reggae Sumfest.

“It’s not a Nas performance, and it’s not a Damian Marley performance, it’s going to be a Nas and Damian Marley combination, specially for Reggae Sumfest,” says Johnny Gourzong, Executive Director of Summerfest Productions.

Gourzong said that the pairing was the result of extensive thought by the Reggae Sumfest team as to how else to make this year’s event special.

He emphasized that this is the first time that Nas will be performing in Jamaica, and added that it “will be an even more special performance since he will be performing with one of our brightest stars in Reggae music, a son of the great Robert Nesta Marley, and on the stage of Reggae Sumfest. I’m excited, they are working on a collaborative album, and the sounds of reggae with the beats of hip-hop should make for a great performance.”

Another confirmed international act that will be rocking the Reggae Sumfest stage will come in the form of R&B sensation Jazmine Sullivan on Friday, July 24.

“We are arranging for other international performers, but we’re not ready to release who we’re considering. You’ll just have to wait a little longer.” Gourzong teased.

The Festival, which starts with a beach party on Sunday July 19 and then has three nights of pulsating live performances from Thursday July 23 to Saturday July 25, will also feature, Bounty Killer, Mavado, Etana, Tarrus Riley, Busy Signal, Charley Blacks, I-Octane and a host of other local talents. When Saturday July 25 rolls around, Summerfest Productions promises an exciting close to the highly anticipated Reggae Sumfest. Montego Bay will be on fire from July 19-25 with the 17th staging of the world’s greatest reggae festival, so get ready to be infected by Reggae Sumfest fever.

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