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Mended Hearts - Chapter 62
(www.sdmh.org)
Our Annual Summer Social will be held at our August 13 Meeting. Join us at the San Diego Cardiac Center for this fun event. There will be a door
prize and we plan some fun conversational topics to help us get to know each other
better. Our Chapter will provide a fresh fruit platter and coffee, water and soft drinks
and we suggest you bring healthy finger food to share. This event has proved popular
in the past and provides an opportunity to visit with each other in an informal setting.
General and Meeting information, Newsletter Index
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News from our President, Visiting Report
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Special Meeting Announcement
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Satellite Meeting Information (separate meetings, different location)
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Birthdays, New Members
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Neat News from National
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Sleep Apnea & your Heart (from the Cleveland Clinic)
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Sunshine Page
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Easy, healthy no cook Oatmeal Recipe!
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Pictures from the 2016 Education and Training Conference
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August Facts
Chapter 62 Officers, Committees/Directors, Hospital Visitors
Membership Application
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We meet at the San Diego Cardiac Center, 3131 Berger Ave, Suite 200,
San Diego. We meet on the second Saturday of every month except July
when we are dark. In addition to these San Diego meetings, Chapter 62
holds separate satellite meetings in Carlsbad. Please see the “SATELLITE
MEETINGS” page for all satellite details. Other pages pertain to our San
Diego Meeting location.
Meeting Format (Typical)
Board Meeting 9:00 - 10:00
Meet and Greet 10 – 10:15
Breakout Groups - 10:15 - 10:55
Guest Speaker 11: 00 - 11:55
End Meeting 12:00
From East County:
Take I-8 West to I-805 North. Take Exit 20A for Mesa College Drive and
turn left at Kearny Villa Rd / Mesa College Drive. Make a U-turn at Health
Center Drive / Annrae Street, then turn right at Berger Avenue.
From South Bay:
Make your way to State 163 North. Take Exit #6 for Mesa College Drive.
Turn right at Mesa College Drive. Turn right at Berger Avenue.
From North of Highway 52:
Make your way to 163 South. Note: If you’re traveling on I-805 South– stay
on it and exit at State 163 South. From State 163 South, exit at Genessee
Avenue Exit #5. Make a left turn following the Hospital signs. Make a left
on Health Center Drive. Make a right at Frost Street (Sharp Memorial Hospital). Make a left onto Berger Avenue / Children’s Way.
DATE
August 13, 2016
September 10, 2016
October 8, 2016
November 12, 2016
December 10, 2016
PLACE (San Diego Cardiac unless noted)
Upstairs Conference Room, Suite 200
Special Meeting at Scripps La Jolla, see pgs 5-6
Upstairs Conference Room, Suite 200
Upstairs Conference Room, Suite 200
Upstairs Conference Room, Suite 200
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As we are about to return to our San Diego meetings from some time off I do hope you are enjoying summer and will join us at our summer social on August 13 from 10 am. – 12 noon at
the San Diego Cardiac Center. We will be offering a door prize so please remember to pick up
your free raffle ticket after you have signed in. Also we have generated some conversational
topics to help us get to know each other better. Our chapter will contribute a fruit platter along
with coffee, water and soft drinks and we suggest that you bring healthy finger food to share.
We were pleased to welcome visitors Jim Doyle and Susan Marrone to our June meeting. A
generous donation was received in memory of Dotti Reiss, a former President of Chapter 62.
Dotti was a friend and my telephone visitor in 2010. Those who knew Dotti were shocked to
learn of her passing and I sent a letter expressing Chapter 62’s condolences.
Our July Satellite meeting in Carlsbad continued with a great presentation from Kristin Dixon,
Cardiac Nurse from Scripps/Prebys and a very accomplished speaker. I hope to book Kristen
to present at a future San Diego meeting. Our newest members, Cal and Susan Cohn attended
and it was a pleasure to meet them. Cal expressed interest in becoming a Mended Heart Visitor and has already completed our Mended Hearts online training.
Our Western Region Education and Training Conference – “On the Road” 2016 held in Irvine
and Mission Viejo, CA was a big success and some pictures are shown later in this newsletter.
Many speakers made excellent presentations and power points of the speeches should be available on our National website, www.mendedhearts.org. Click on member portal and conference speakers.
I am pleased to announce Chapter 62 received a very special invitation to hold our September
10 meeting at Scripps, La Jolla in the Founders
Room. Information about this event is contained
on pages 5-6. Included in this special meeting is
Edison’s Phonoa tour of the new Prebys Cardiovascular Institute,
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a state of the art facility, and where a Mended
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Hearts team visits heart patients both on the surgical floors and in the Cath Lab and Cath Lab
waiting room Be sure to respond so we can provide a count of the attendees (as best we can) to
Scripps to allow them to cater the refreshments.
Look forward to seeing you at our summer social.
Good health to all
Jill Bene
June 19, 2016
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Visiting Report for May & June 2016
Karen Christian, Visiting Chair & Webmaster
Grossmont
Palomar
Scripps Memorial La Jolla
Scripps Encinitas
Scripps Mercy
Sharp Memorial
Sharp Chula Vista
Tri-City Oceanside
UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
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Email follow up
Phone Calls
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Thank you for providing caring support to other heart
patients. This is a key part of our program. It is very
rewarding indeed - both for the patient and the Mended
Hearts Accredited Visitor.
If you are interested in becoming a hospital,
phone or Internet visitor, please contact Karen Christian at
760-207-9779 or [email protected]
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Our September 10 2016 meeting will be held at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.
What’s Special?
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Our Speaker will be Dr. Ajay V. Srivastava who will speak on “Living well with Heart Failure.” Dr. Srivastava is a cardiologist and heart failure specialist. He treats patients with a variety of cardiovascular
issues, with a particular focus on patients with heart failure, cardiomyopathies, pre- and post-left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy and cardiac transplantation.
Description of Dr. Srivastava’s talk: Heart failure treatment has come a long way. Thanks to new medications, advanced technology and innovative surgical procedures, we can now manage heart failure more
successfully than ever before – and even reverse it in some cases. Learn more about the latest medications and procedural options, including pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators, ventricular assist
devices and minimally invasive heart valve replacement.
There will be a tour of the new Prebys Cardiovascular Institute at 9896 Genesee Avenue in La Jolla.
This event promises to be informative and educational!
Meeting Schedule:
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Board meeting is 9-10am
General meeting and peer groups: 10am to 11am
Sr. Srivastava speaks on “Living well with Heart Failure”: 11-12noon.
Tour of Prebys Cardiovascular Institute: 12 to about 12:30pm.
Other Information:
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Refreshments Served.
Parking is free but you will need to have your parking ticket validated. Validation will be provided on location.
Directions:
From I5: Prebys Cardiovascular Institute can be reached from I-5 north or south. From I-5, take the Genesee
Avenue exit and travel east. Make a right at the first stop light, Scripps Hospital Driveway. This is the entrance to the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus, where the Institute is located.
From I805: Take the Miramar Road/La Jolla Village Drive exit and go west. Make a right on Genesee Avenue and drive approximately one mile. Make a left on Scripps Hospital Driveway and enter the campus of
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Next page contains a map of the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus. The meeting will take place in
the Founder’s Room which is located in the Schaetzel Center/Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. Go where it
says “PCI Entrance” on the map.
RSVP:
To help with our planning, please reply to this email to let us know if you plan to attend this special event
and hospital tour. Also, if you plan to attend, please state whether you will attend the event plus the tour or
the event only. Please reply by:
 August 5 with your preliminary estimate.
 September 1 with any changes.
It would be great to see you there!
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Jill Bene - Satellite Coordinator
In addition to our San Diego meetings, Chapter 62 holds separate satellite meetings at the Carlsbad address below. These meetings are
held on the second Tuesday of each Month from 10:30am-Noon. This
page contains all information for the satellite meetings.
NEXT SATELLITE MEETING IS AUGUST 9 AT:
TRI-CITY Wellness Center
6250 El Camino Real, Carlsbad
GUESTS AND MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!
Our Speaker for the August 9 Satellite Meeting is Dr Kenneth
Howayeck. Learn what an apple and cardiovascular disease have in
common (and this is NO joke). How a 0-to-5 scoring system from a single
multi-value blood draw can very reliably indicate one's present and future
risk for heart attack and stroke. "A through E", otherwise known as the
"Big 5 Push": These are five very powerful, UNDER-PROMOTED, prioritized, "semi-traditional", scientific solutions for today's healthier heart.
DIRECTIONS TO OUR SATELLITE MEETINGS:
From the I-5 Southbound take exit 45 for Poinsettia Ln toward Aviara Pkwy. Turn
left onto Poinsettia Ln. In 2.1 miles, turn left onto Cassia Rd. In 0.5 miles, turn left
onto El Camino Real. In 0.6 mile turn right into facility. In 300 feet turn left. Destination will be on the right.
From the I-5 Northbound take exit 45
for Poinsettia Ln toward Aviara Pkwy.
Turn right onto Poinsettia Ln. In 2.0
miles, turn left onto Cassia Rd. In 0.5
miles, turn left onto El Camino Real. In
0.6 mile turn right into facility. In 300 feet
turn left. Destination will be on the right.
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Cal & Susan Cohn
Robin Caires Paul Chiba Art Curtis Mary Pat DesRoches
Gary Gillespie Jeanne McCloskey Carol Villalobos
Harry Zimmerman Karen Christian Bob Davis John Kleven
Pam McPherron
And to any other members who were not mentioned. We are only able
to publish those names that we have on file. If you would like us to
acknowledge your birthday publicly, please let a Mended Hearts officer
know when it is your month.
See page 15 for contact information for officers
HAVE A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Open heart surgery pioneer: Daniel Hale Williams
Daniel Hale Williams was one of the rare individuals who was the painter of his
personal life canvas. Born the son of a barber in 1856 (or 1858), he was trained as
a barber and shoemaker. About 1878, he met a Wisconsin doctor and became fascinated with medicine. He enrolled in medical school in 1880 and after graduation,
he opened his medical practice. Throughout his career, he pioneered medical facilities for black Americans, sorely needed in a segregated world.
In 1893, Williams continued to make history when he operated on James Cornish,
a man with a severe stab wound to his chest who was brought to Provident. Without the benefits of a blood transfusion or modern surgical procedures, Williams
successfully sutured Cornish’s pericardium, the membranous sac enclosing the
heart, thus becoming one of the first people to perform open-heart surgery.
(Physicians Francisco Romero and Henry Dalton had previously performed pericardial operations.) Cornish lived for many years after the operation.
New wearable technology benefits seniors
Smartwatches are part of the big new tech push for things seniors can wear to offer
safety, information, and help when needed. Unlike an emergency button worn
around the neck, a smartwatch doesn't look like an alarm device; it looks just like a
watch, but it does much more.
The Burg Smartwatch Phone is a complete phone in a watch, allowing three programmable phone numbers and GPS tracking. It can connect to a smartphone if
you wish, but it is not necessary.
New on the market in Europe is the Omate Wherecom 3 and it is specially built for
seniors, according to Gizmag. The watch is designed for simplicity, offering only
essential features to the user. First, it has a simple watch face, but it is also an
emergency phone with an SOS button. A GPS located is built in so the wearer can
be located. And it has a pill reminder that first vibrates and then issues a tone,
which can be turned off for concerts or church services. The Wherecom 3 will be
available in Europe in September, but will soon be offered in the U.S.
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Available now is the Caref GPS Phone Watch. Priced at just under $100, it also
looks and functions like a watch, but it is also a phone that sends and receives
calls.
The Medical Alert SmartWatch by Sharper Image gives time, day, date, temperature, and battery level, all displayed on a large two-inch screen with jumbo digits.
It will give up to 10 reminder alerts for medication, doctors’ appointments or meetings. Priced under $100.
The Lively watch is a system and activity hub for independent seniors. Plug in the
hub in any outlet and then attach sensors to important things: a pill box or the refrigerator, for example. An emergency button connects to a monitoring system that
will contact a live operator to dispatch emergency services. It can give medication
reminders, too. A new feature planned this year automatically detects when a person has fallen.
Smartwatch technology can make life safer, but you have to remember to put on
the watch.
FDA Approves the World's Smallest Pacemaker
The Food and Drug Administration just recently approved the smallest pacemaker
ever created. The Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) from Medtronic is
about the size of a vitamin pill, just one tenth the size of the traditional pacemaker.
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Your Sleep Problems Now, Can Signal Heart
Trouble Later
How an uncommon form of sleep apnea is linked to heart arrhythmia later
From: Brain and Spine Team, Cleveland Clinic, March/2016
Researchers have long known a link between a common form of sleep apnea - a
sleep disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted - and cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure, arrhythmia, stroke and heart failure. But older men who have a different, less-common kind of sleep apnea are
more likely to develop heart problems later, research shows.
Heart Arrhythmia
The study looked at the two types of sleep apnea – obstructive and central.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep apnea
and is believed to affect nearly 15 million individuals in the United States
alone. OSA occurs when your upper airway is completely or partially
blocked during sleep. When that happens, your diaphragm and chest muscles
work harder as the pressure increases to open the airway. Breathing usually
resumes with a loud gasp or body jerk. These episodes can interfere with
sound sleep, reduce the flow of oxygen to vital organs, and cause heart
rhythm irregularities.
Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a less-common sleep disorder. CSA occurs
when your brain fails to signal your muscles to breathe because of instability
in the respiratory control center. CSA gets its name from being related to the
functioning of the central nervous system. Central sleep apnea is often caused
by medical problems and conditions that affect the brain stem.
In the study, researchers followed a group of older men for a period of six and a
half years and found that most of the men who had CSA later developed heart arrhythmia, or atrial fibrillation.
While previous studies looked for a relationship between OSA and atrial fibrillation, this study demonstrates a connection between CSA and heart problems,
says Reena Mehra, MD, MS. Dr. Mehra was a lead investigator on the team that
conducted the research.
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“In this study, we also sought to look at these relationships and, interestingly,
found that not so much obstructive sleep apnea, but rather a different kind of sleep
apnea, was associated with development of atrial fibrillation,” Dr. Mehra says.
Future Marker
Sleep apnea in general is more common in men than in women and more common
in older adults.
“These data support that central apnea appears to somehow be a marker of future
development of this arrhythmia,” Dr. Mehra says. “Whether treating that sleep apnea reduces that risk of atrial fibrillation development remains to be seen.”
Previous, but somewhat limited, studies have shown a positive association between
sleep apnea treatment and reducing the recurrence of abnormal heart rhythms associated with it, Dr. Mehra says.
Treatment Options
Some ways to control sleep apnea include:
Use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). This is the standard treatment for sleep apnea, in which you wear a mask over your nose and/or mouth
while sleeping. A machine gently pushes air through the mask to keep
your airway from closing. Dr. Mehra says CPAP is reliably effective for
OSA, and also can be effective for CSA. However, other treatments, such as
more advanced versions of PAP therapy, supplemental oxygen or medications
may be needed for the best treatment of CSA, Dr. Mehra says.
Lose weight by eating a more nutritious diet, reducing caloric intake and exercising regularly if you are overweight or obese. After you lose weight, talk
to your doctor about a repeat assessment of your sleep apnea.
Be sure to see your doctor if you have symptoms of sleep apnea, Dr. Mehra says.
“The most important thing to do, if you have any of those symptoms, is to see your
physician immediately,” Dr. Mehra says. “Heavy snoring and daytime sleepiness
are good clues for obstructive sleep apnea, but you usually need to talk to a sleep
specialist or have a sleep study performed to properly diagnose the condition.”
The symptoms of CSA are a bit less straightforward, but may involve a sense of
disrupted sleep and sleep maintenance insomnia, Dr. Mehra says.
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Overnight No-Cook Banana Oatmeal
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Continued from above….
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Back row: Donnette Smith (National President),
Art Curtis, Bruce Macklin, Jill Bene,
Front row: Karen Christian, Robin Caires, Diana
Rose, Alex Silva (All Chapter 62 members)
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Edwina and
Art Curtis
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Donnette Smith, President, Ron Manriquez,
Western Regional Director, Michele PackardMilam, Executive Director and in front Marcia
Baker, Field Services Director.
Ron and Angela
Manriquez
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August Facts
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/facts/facts-about-august.html
The 8th month the year brings us National Aviation Day, and the last
full month of the Summer.
Below are some fun facts about August:
1. The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx.
2. The zodiac signs for August are Leo (July 23 - August 22) and Virgo
(August 23 - September 22)
3. The birth flowers for August are the gladiolus and the poppy.
4. On August 1, 1876, Colorado, also known as the Centennial State,
became the 38th state of the United States.
5. On August 2, 1909, the Lincoln penny was issued.
6. On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage
across the Atlantic.
7. During the Civil War on August 5, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay
was won by the Union forces.
8. On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle successfully swam the English
Channel.
9. On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was used in warfare on
Hiroshima, Japan.
10. On August 7, 1942, the U.S. troops landed on Guadalcanal in the
Solomon Islands during World War II.
11. On August 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon resigned from office, making
him the first United States president to ever resign from office.
12. On August 12, 1877, the phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.
13. On August 12, 1898, Hawaii was annexed by the United States.
14. National Family Fun Month
15. National Peach Month
16. National Golf Month
17. National Picnic Month
18. Romance Awareness Month
19. Friendship Day - first Sunday of August
20. August 26 - Women's Equality Day
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Officers
President
Jill Bene
858-592-9069
[email protected]
Treasurer / Membership
Robin Caires
858-551-8654
[email protected]
Secretary
Sharron Watson
858-486-7033
[email protected]
Vice President
OPEN
Committees
Sunshine Co-Chair: Rays Columnist
Lorraine McCarthy
619-865-1812
[email protected]
Sunshine Co-Chair: Hospitality / Cards
Linda Hardy
760-297-8773
Newsletter Publisher / Editor
Ed Marrone
858-524-5611
[email protected]
Public Relations
Arlene Pollock
619-574-0100
[email protected]
Visiting Chair
Karen Christian
760-207-9779
[email protected]
Web Master
Karen Christian
760-207-9779
[email protected]
Program Chair
OPEN
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Mended Hearts Regional Directors
Western Regional Director
Ron Manriquez
562-477-8050
Assistant Regional Director
Jill Bene
Hospital Visitors
Hospital
Scripps Memorial
[email protected]
858-592-9069
[email protected]
Coordinators
Visitors
Mary Pat DesRoches
[858-456-8668]
Scripps Mercy
Wayne Sanders, Jill Bene
Frank Andrews, Jim Bischoff
Pat Egan
Grossmont
Beverly Lynn
Beverly Lynn
Scripps Encinitas
Frank Andrews
Frank Andrews, Stan Diengott
Sharp Chula Vista
Art Curtis
Sharp Memorial
Augie Troncale
[858-566-3886]
Augie Troncale, Alex Silva
Palomar Medical Center
Debbie Day
[951-760-8522]
Debbie Day
Tri-City
Pat Morocco
Pat Morocco, Bruce Macklin
Jack Drea
UCSD– Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
Telephone Visitors
Jean Stasko
Augie Troncale
Jill Bene
Steve Riddle
Internet Visitors
Lorraine McCarthy
Karen Christian
Gary Gillespie
Paul Chiba
Debbie Day
Frank Andrews
Lorraine McCarthy Stan Diengott
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Mended Hearts, Inc. Chapter 62, San Diego Membership Application
______ I wish to become a member of Mended Hearts, Inc
______ We wish to have a family membership with Mended Hearts, Inc
______ I am not a heart patient but wish to support the work of Mended Hearts, Inc
______ I am not prepared to join Mended Hearts, Inc but am enclosing a contribution.
Last Name ___________________________________
First Name ___________________________________
Patient? ____
Spouse _____________________________________
Patient? ____
Address_______________________________________________
City _________________________ State: ____________ Zip _________
Phone (____) ____-__________ E-Mail Address __________________________________
Your Birthday _____/_______
Spouse's Birthday _____/_____
PATIENT INFORMATION
Date of Latest Procedure _____/_____ /________
Catheterization without follow-up surgery _______
Angioplasty ______
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (how many?) ____
Valve repair/replacement Mitral ____
Tricuspid ____ Other heart maladies_____
Aortic ____ Pulmonary____ No heart maladies
First year dues are $25.00 for an individual or $40.00 for a family.
Please mail this application with a check for the proper amount to:
Mended Hearts, Inc Chapter 62
% American Heart Association
9404 Genesee Avenue, Suite 240 La Jolla, CA. 92037
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